Remarkable really that the author managed to whittle it down to just 52! Comedian, James Felton takes a timely look back at our proud British heritage & digs out some absolute howlers that you definitely weren't taught in school. A painfully hilarious & embarrassing chronicle including, but certainly not limited to: Sending pirates to mess with the Spanish during peacetime Inventing a law so we didn’t have to return artefacts we’d shamelessly nicked from other countries Starting a war with China because they didn't buy enough of our Class A drugs Creating muzzles for women! Every country has its own dark & twisted past but come on! Whether you're intrigued & mildly ashamed or you know a staunchly patriotic Brit who needs to read a few home truths – get your hands on these horrible histories & take a long hard laugh at our ' Great' Britain.