[blam]

GGG Ping.

This is the next Christmas gift I will read.

Origins Of The British

[mcshot]

Looks like worthwhile book.
I've gotten to know an old timer (83) who is active in geneology and says "our ancestors are just waiting to be found"
Looking forward to book review if you don't mind.

[billbears]

Thank you for the post. This is always amazing. If you like that book and can find the show, there was a show awhile back on BBC called 100% English. It's good for a laugh at least. They gave DNA tests to four people in England (one was Margaret Thatcher's daughter who was completely cool about the whole thing) to determine their ancestral grouping (American Indian, Northern European, Saharan, Asian). Two of them were absolutely arrogant (the old lady was downright racist) about their heritage. To see their faces drop when they found out they weren't '100% English' was priceless.

[McGavin999]

Did you ever read Sarum? It follows a couple of British families through thousands of years, beginning in the stone age right up to 1940's and shows their rise and fall and the falicy of "superiority". Facinating and very well done.

[kellynch]

Oh wow. I need to find that book.

Have you read "Albion's Seed?" I've heard it's outstanding (expensive, but outstanding).