1. The Indigenous English 2. Recent Migration The discussion below is largely about the interpretation of history. See the final section for political implications. 1. The Indigenous English Most of the pre-twentieth century population of England were derived from ancestors who had lived in England since the ice age. Until the latter part of the twentieth century the English were a surprisingly homogeneous group of people with little mixing with foreign peoples. The majority of the ancestors of most English people were people who settled the British Isles after the last Ice Age. These first settlers who occupied Britain as the ice retreated probably came from Northern Spain. This is evident from genetic studies for instance: In Origins of the British (2006), Stephen Oppenheimer states: "By far the majority of male gene types in the British Isles derive from Iberia (Spain and Portugal), ranging from a low of 59% in Fakenham, Norfolk to highs of 96% in Lla...