1066 And All That:

A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember including one hundred and three good things, five bad kings and two genuine dates.

A tongue-in-cheek History, based upon the premise that History is comprised only of that which is Memorable. The authors did a study to find out what was memorable and their findings are herein contained. Hilariously funny, though it would be even better if it weren't for a few not-exactly-appropriate-or needed sections. The more you know about British history, the more fun it is (because you have some small inkling of where the fact stops and the fiction begins). Here's their take on the Boston Tea Party and American independence. Remember, this is from the British perspective. :)

One day when George III was insane he heard that the Americans never had afternoon tea. This made him very obstinate and he invited them all to a compulsory tea-party in Boston; the Americans, however, started by pouring the tea into the Boston Harbour and went on pouring things into Boston Harbour until they were quite Independent, thus causing the United States....

The War with the Americans is memorable as being the only war in which the British were ever defeated, and it was unfair because the Americans had the Allies on their side. In some ways the war was a draw, since England remained top nation and had the Allies afterwards, while the Americans, in memory of George III's madness, still refuse to drink tea and go on pouring anything the English send them to drink into Boston Harbour.

After this the Americans made Wittington President and gave up speaking English and became U.S.A. and Columbia and 100%, etc. This was a Good Thing in the end, as it was a cause of the British Empire, but it prevented America from having any more history.