The British Royal family are 100% German in origin; their original name was the House of Saxe-Coberg-Gothe. At the outbreak of World War II, they had to 'de-Germanize' themselves for fear of losing the throne. The name 'Windsor' was substituted, and was taken from one of the monarch's castles. Queen Elizabeth II even had a cousin tried, and found guilty, at Nuremburg for war crimes What the bloody?
So... The rest of us English are German (Saxon) anyway, Either that or half Danish (Viking). Hilter new that quite well.
im not having this.there is a town very close to me where the vikings were stopped dead.wessex has always been the buffer for invaders.that is why the welsh are in bred.this is the land of king arthur and harold.yours very sinerely.lee.
If its the land of Arthur and Harold then it is the land of Anglo-Saxons Lee!! Harold was king of the Saxons and was defeated by the Norman William at Hastings where he muttered that now famous saying "watch that bugger, he'll have someone's eye out with that" !!!
Lee, We Wessex lads are Anglo-Saxons whether you like it or not. Watch what you say about the Welsh, my Grandad-Mother was Welsh. Wessex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wyvern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The name "wyvern" derived from the Saxon word Wivere, which means "serpent". A golden wyvern was featured on the flag of King Harold (Goodwinson/ Godewineson) of Wessex and is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.[4] http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0851877.html Wessex (wes'iks) [key], one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England. It may have been settled as early as 495 by Saxons under Cerdic,
Much as we may hate to admit it we're probably largely Normans since 1066 too . Which all helps underline just how ridiculous those theories of 'racial purity' really are. There was a fascinating programme last year where they checked the DNA of random people who thought they were 'English', the variety of worldwide origins that made them up was fascinating and diverse and, rather entertainingly, absolutely confounded some of them.
Yeah those pesky Normans are something else arent they. Mind You Strongbow was an avid cider drinker!!
ask the cornish if they are german.ask the welsh as well.i know all about william the bastard taking over.i wish we were allowed some humour here,but if i offended any welsh people i am so very sorry,and please accept my most humble apologies.i shall try my best in the future not to upset anyone.yours very sincerely,lee.
I don't think you upset anyone Lee??? Your "I'm not having this!" certainly made me giggle. I like to say I'm from Yorkshire, and tend not to mention the bulk of my ancestry is Welsh and west country, I'll also stand up for Pompey where I grew up... though I'm never quite sure why... . Nothing wrong with a bit of County pride!
in fact my grandad who was in a laa regt,was from hackney,and my nan moved down here from bethnal green after her house was demolished in the blitz.so i am in fact a bit cockney,but dont tell no one.yours very sincerely,lee.
I'm reading "The Origins of the British" It says most of us from the Western edges of the UK and Ireland are Basques . Everyone else is from Siberia and Scandinavia. Then just a small number of Romans , Vikings and Germans (if I've read it right). Confused ?
you are wrong.in my heart i am wiltshire.i am no damn german,saxon,angle,danish,swede,french or a member of e.t.a.i am a wiltshireman , moonraker or wessex,dont care about wiki thing,or books,opinions etc,etc.yours very sincerely,lee.
I can't read and I can't write But that don't really matter Cos I come from a Wiltshire town And I can drive my tractor. Oh Arh!
The British Royal family are 100% German in origin; their original name was the House of Saxe-Coberg-Gothe. At the outbreak of World War II, they had to 'de-Germanize' themselves for fear of losing the throne. The name 'Windsor' was substituted, and was taken from one of the monarch's castles. Queen Elizabeth II even had a cousin tried, and found guilty, at Nuremburg for war crimes What the bloody? My dad had a great story, he went to a (British) private school out here during WWII. (this is BRITISH Columbia after all ) So when they made a mistake in english there would be some snooty techer to say "Don't you know the King's english?" So as they walked away they would mutter to each other "No he's not - He's a BL**DY German!!":p
you are wrong.in my heart i am wiltshire.i am no damn german,saxon,angle,danish,swede,french or a member of e.t.a.i am a wiltshireman , moonraker or wessex,dont care about wiki thing,or books,opinions etc,etc.yours very sincerely,lee. Well Said the Wessex Man!!! Believes in States Rights over Central Government!!! I cant afford to be taken seriously especially cause I'm Irish. Can pretty much take whatever slagging comes me way with one (possibly two) exceptions. Wont elaborate except to say that you'll know when you've stepped on Token Paddy's toes!!! But fire away nonetheless.
