Of course Britain is a mongrel nation. They proved it when their largest city elected a Muslim Mayor.

It is also a bastard of a place when they have orphanages run by pedophile gangs, & the cops don't do anything about it for fear of being called racist.

In fact they are almost as mongrel as our 2 biggest cities have become.

The "We are the English" site given earlier is
an interesting read . They're the largest on-line
retailer of England gifts, clothing, merchandise, and
accessories. However they are also devoted to the
celebration of English heritage, culture and tradition.
They're about promoting English pride and a positive sense
of their own identity.

Interesting read.

Hasbeen,

You might be interested in the following:

http://www.britishfuture.org/mongrel-nation/

How did Britain come to rule the waves?

The following link explains:

http://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/how-did-britain-come-to-rule-the-waves/

How did Britain come to rule the waves?
Foxy,
They suffered from the same symptom of undermining as Australia is suffering from right now, the enemy within !

Studies reveal that the first people to be called
English were the Anglo Saxons - a group of
closely related Germanic tribes that began migrating
to eastern and southern Great Britain from southern
Denmark and northern Germany in the 5th century AD,
after the Romans had withdrawn from Britain.

I used to think that the English were Celtic. However
the English it turns out are much more Anglo-Saxon
(Germanic) than Celtic. Approximately 55-65% of their
DNA is Germanic in origin especially the eastern central
and southern English.