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Published online 19 July 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060717-8
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When Germany ruled Britain
Modelling study shows how Anglo-Saxon élite outbred native Brits.
They may not always have enjoyed the most cordial of relations, but English and German people have more in common than they might think. An analysis of the genetic make-up of today's British population suggests that almost all English people are descended from Saxon invaders who became masters of a two-tier society that battered indigenous Brits into submission.
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