There are more than a few awkward moments in the official accounts of Britain's glorious history. For example, we have always loved our royal family - but we were also the first country in Europe to embrace the act of regicide, in 1649. And our empire was a force for peace and civilisation in the world, for which our subjects were eternally thankful - until they ungratefully rose up and turfed us out.
01 March 2013
