[Livia]

One of the first books I read as a child was Little Women, set in the civil war. I'd say a majority of Brits have a smattering of US history... although quite a lot of it would have been gained by watching the Hollywood version, which doesn't always bear any resemblance to actual fact. All that said, I'd be willing to bet that most Brits know quite a lot more about American history than Americans know about European history.

I don't believe in removing statues. It's like trying to rewrite history. I'd rather statues were left, with a plaque explaining who the person was and what they did at the time. Most thinking people will know that the world was a different place in the past. Pretending bad things didn't happen doesn't help. We need to remember.