Simon Roper explained how the standard British accent was developed in the 1700s by aristocrats to distinguish themselves ...

There were numerous forces at work in England starting in the 1600s and going into the 1700s. Including the commons, lords and royal family. A majority of wealthy people sat in the house of commons, ...

From local tribes worshipping a water goddess to Romans settling in areas with natural springs, England’s history of spa ...

Editions of the Belfast News Letter from the 18th to the 20th centuries are to be digitised as part of a new project.

This course is suspended and therefore not available on any programmes in 2018/19. From the late sixteenth century until the early nineteenth century, Britain was one of Europe’s most prolific ...