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British invasions
by btraven

Actually, recent DNA studies have shown that the Brits are much more homogeneous than you state here. 

The Irish, Welsh, Scots, and English are basically the same. The Viking, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman invasions did not affect the gene pool of the majority of the British population. Only the upper classes were Norman, for example.

Google this on the NY Times website and you'll find the article. 

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