  Herbig Ae/Be stars span a key mass range that links low and high mass stars,
and thus provide an ideal window from which to explore their formation. This
paper presents VLT/X-Shooter spectra of 91 Herbig Ae/Be stars, HAeBes; the
largest spectroscopic study of HAeBe accretion to date. A homogeneous approach
to determining stellar parameters is undertaken for the majority of the sample.
Measurements of the ultra-violet (UV) are modelled within the context of
magnetospheric accretion, allowing a direct determination of mass accretion
rates. Multiple correlations are observed across the sample between accretion
and stellar properties: the youngest and often most massive stars are the
strongest accretors, and there is an almost 1:1 relationship between the
accretion luminosity and stellar luminosity. Despite these overall trends of
increased accretion rates in HAeBes when compared to classical T Tauri stars,
we also find noticeable differences in correlations when considering the Herbig
Ae and Herbig Be subsets. This, combined with the difficulty in applying a
magnetospheric accretion model to some of the Herbig Be stars, could suggest
that another form of accretion may be occurring within the Herbig Be mass
range.
