100%English

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  • Takeeightpeople.AllofthemborninEngland.Allofthemwh… Takeeightpeople.AllofthemborninEngland.Allofthemwhite.Allofthemconvincedtheyare100%English.ConvincethemtoprovideasampleoftheirDNA.ThensubmitittoaseriesofstateoftheartDNAtests;andsomeofthemwillbeinforashockwhentheydiscoverjusthowEnglishtheyreallyare."IwasborninEngland.IwasbornEnglish,myparentswereEnglish,mygrandparentswereEnglishandtheirparentswereEnglishanditgoesbackandback,soIamEnglishthroughandthrough,"sayscomedianDannyBlue.Aprime-minister'sdaughter,apeeroftherealm,atabloidjournalist,alawyer,acountrylady,atraineesoldier,astand-upcomicandawomanwhoworksinthefishingindustry:allofthemareconvincedtheycomefromsolidAnglo-Saxonstock.WiththehelpofcuttingedgeDNAanalysis,100%Englishrevealsthesecretsoftheirhiddenoriginswhichcovermostoftheglobe.LordTebbit,GarryBushellandCarolThatcherareamongtheeightparticipantswhohaveagreedtoplacetheirgeneticmake-upunderthemicroscope.Art-criticandexpertinBritishcultureAndrewGraham-DixonpresentsthisenlighteningexplorationofwhatitmeanstobeEnglish.Soconfidentaresomeoftheparticipantsoftheirgeneticorigins,theyexplainingreatdetailtoAndrewwhattheybelievemakessomeonetrulyEnglish.Foronecountrylady,youmustbe'flaxen-haired'whileGrimsbyresidentNicolaHalesaysyoumustbeabletotraceyourfamilybackatleast1,000yearsandpubcomedianDannyBluedecreesthattoclaimtobetrulyEnglishyoucan'thaveblackskin.UncoveringthetruthoftheirancestryculminatesinsomesurprisingresultsasDNAtestingrevealssomeofthemtohaveTurkish,Ukrainian,AfricanandevenChineseorigins.GenealogicaltracesunearthpotentiallinksforsomeoftheparticipantstonotorioushistoricalfiguressuchasGenghisKhanandethnicgroupssuchastheRomanygypsies.WithissuesofethnicandnationalidentityforemostinGovernmentpolicyandpublicthinking,100%EnglishchallengesthecorebeliefsofthosewhobelievetheyarearchetypalEnglishmenandwomenwithfascinatingresultsWrittenbyMarkGale

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