History gives us a basis for understanding the groups which people belong to, the countries people live in and the institutions which govern them. It provides a sense of continuity and identity. However, on 31 December 1999 the Queen and Prime Minister opened an exhibition which made no reference to the institutions of Monarchy or Government or their role in Britain. The Dome aimed to debate the questions, ‘Who are we? Where do we live? And what do we do?’ but by December 2000 the most asked question was ‘What went wrong?’