> People thought to be English meant you had to do certain things, believe certain authorities. I'm curious to know if this is really true, or if that aspect o

> People thought to be English meant you had to do certain things, believe certain authorities. I'm curious to know if this is really true, or if that aspect of history was written and romanticised by the people with the power to do so, who benefited from that. It strikes me that there was also a spirit of rebelliousness in the mid-20th century: unionisation and industrial action was also at its peak.