Look, I am fine with being British, but people insisting on being proud of Empire is ridiculous. I blame the education system, we are not taught about the vile atrocities we committed (I didn't learn many until I was in my 20s). Stop whitewashing history, teach reality.
I think we SHOULD learn about Empire - the good, the bad & the ugly. Yes, we got tea and curry, but we also massacred millions, participated in the slave trade, caused long standing divisions, oppressed millions. We are allowed to acknowledge that we are the bad guys.
There's a great free course on imperialism/empire here https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/empire 

Run by Exeter Uni. It's not super in depth but explores a lot of topics & suggests further research. I did it recently. Sign up!
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