Britain is more French than it thinks

[Albion]

We've had a thread discussing what Britain has in common with Germanics, now let us discuss what we have in common with our neighbours to the south.

[Jackson]

Kent has close ties with Germanic/Frankish/Carolingian France. Taken from a webpage that broadly explains it...
http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/ea...y/saxons.shtml

THE FRANKISH LEGACY

Many of the early Saxon finds and sites in and around Dartford can be identified as 'Frankish'. In other words, the culture of these early settlers was directly influenced by the Franks who were based in the Lower Rhineland and Northern Gaul. The Frankish influence on the culture of Kent was huge in the sixth and seventh centuries A.D. Direct political links were established with the marriage of Ethelbert to the Frankish princess Bertha late in the sixth century. The activities of Frankish merchants and traders generated a great demand in Kent for Frankish goods. It is known that many Frankish nobles settled in Kent.

The sheer diversity of luxury grave goods from Frankish cemetery sites throughout the county suggests that Kent in the sixth century must have had a rich and prosperous culture and economy. The Franks brought new trades and crafts with them; soon native craftspeople were copying their products. Glass beakers were made in Kent. Other glassware was imported from the Continent.

[Rudel]

*Gathering evidence proving that England is a French colony*

[Jackson]

*Gathering evidence proving that England is a French colony*

Subversion! :O

[Albion]

*Gathering evidence proving that England is a French colony*

[Smaug]

Interestingly the Welsh cluster close to the French. I wonder why, Cambro-Normans were not numerous.

[Rudel]

Interestingly the Welsh cluster close to the French. I wonder why, cambro-Normans were not numerous.

During the IV-Vth century, Western Brits (including Welsh) invaded the tip of Western Gauls so hard that it changed its language and its name (that's now Brittany).
My guess it that's it's just a natural route for peeps with boats.

[Smaug]

During the IV-Vth century, Western Brits (including Welsh) invaded the tip of Western Gauls so hard that it changed its language and its name (that's now Brittany).
My guess it that's it's just a natural route for peeps with boats.

Bretons being genetic similar to Welsh is some plausible, but how about the French? Britons only settled in Bretagne, not the entire country.

[Jackson]

Bretons being genetic similar to Welsh is some plausible, but how about the French? Britons only settled in Bretagne, not the entire country.

Well it is these NW French who the Welsh are so similar to anyway. People from Brittany that i've seen do genetic tests come out closer to Welsh, Cornish, Irish than to the central French average, and the same goes for the Welsh.

[Graham]

Once upon a time, All Scots were granted French citizenship, until the Union of Scotland & England. Both Scots & French together were granted dual nationality.