and in fact, many are.' DR IAN MORTIMER:It's not just Stratford that's growing rapidly. Over the 45 years of the Queen's reign, the population of England rises from 3.2 million to 4.1 million.

So much of what we know now goes directly back to England's golden age ... You can't just turn on a light in a house like this. In fact, it's very unlikely you'll see colours indoors at all.