Where to start?
I mentioned another few factors that i think have enabled our small country to punch way above its weight since the middle ages.
In terms of relevance, I'm unclear as to how our herediaty heads of state have influenced life and driven Britain forward more than our demoratically elected leaders :-
Elizabeth II - Thatcher / Blair
George VI - Churchill
Edward VIII - Hitler
George V - Llloyd George
And wait until Charles is King
Total irrelance in terms of political, miltary, strategic, monetary, moral leadership.
Nice palaces though