I am amazed at your wealth of knowledge and hope you can help me out with a character I am working on. Whenever I think of English, I tend to see tall and blonde with blue or gray eyes and fair to olive skin. I realize this may have more to do with the Scandinavian origins, but was also curious to know what general traits the Flemish would exhibit? The character I am developing is from 18th century England, Wiltshire, and has the physical attributes I have just described. Would that be a fitting area for him to be from, or should I chose another part of the British isles where those characteristics would be more dominant?????
best regards,
Alkhin
Wiltshire is in the southwest of England and was the site of battles between the Anglo-Saxons and the Britons and between the English and the Vikings. English of North German and Danish heritage can be found here but so can other populations. The further East you go in England, the more likely the Nordic type will dominate. East Anglia, Yorkshire, and the Midlands are more likely to have the English types you picture.