100% English - New Channel 4 genealogy programme

[julianb]

Great can not wait to see. I wonder if there are any true English as a Saxon came from Saxony in Germany

Jim

Absolutely.  We all tend to forget that we (all of British Isles) have been more of an island race or races in the last 800 years than for the previous 1500 years before that!

well according to downside (see above) most of us! I still think it is a bit narrow to think of oneself as pure english. Sorry!

Kerry

See above!

JULIAN

[Simon G.]

I wonder if there are any true English as a Saxon came from Saxony in Germany

Considering the vast majority of those tested in genetic studies have shown to be descended from pre-Saxon Britains, most certainly...

[smeghead]

These Pre saxons must have come from the west side of england as the Vikings murdered most on the east side of England (Britain)  Perhaps they hid in Wales?

[suttontrust]

I seem to remember that "Welsh" originally meant British - the indigenous people who were pushed westwards by waves of invaders.  And the Celts came from mainland Europe.

[smeghead]

I have read some where that they did go to Wales and also Cornwall on getting away from the Vikings the Romans the Normans and the Saxon's Even  King Alfred Of Wessex lived in the West country

Jim

[downside]

I seem to remember that "Welsh" originally meant British

No.  It was the Anglo-Saxon for stranger or slave, which why the Welsh prefer Cymru.

Most modern thinking on the so called Anglo Saxon invasion is that it did not actually happen.  Instead there were a few Anglo Saxon chieftans that held high positions in British society. 

downside

[smeghead]

Found a good article on this web site The Germanic's called the Britains who went west Wales and Cornwall Welsch to Romanised Britain's

Jim

Moderator comment: Link deleted

[suttontrust]

I don't know what "most modern thinking" means.  Chapter and verse, please.  The number of Anglo-Saxon place names attests to the to the numbers that came here; maybe not as invading armies, but certainly siezing power and controlling large areas of the country.  Depends what you mean by invasion.

[suttontrust]

Jim, do you realise the origins of that article you've quoted?  I doubt you would have posted the link if you did.