Obviously, many of the posts below know nothing of the ancient tribes of what is now northern Germany and what was to become Scandinavia. And how the Angles, Saxons,Jutes,Frisians, Danes, Norse and Swedes. Were already ethically and culturally related before they come to Britain. The Normans being of Scandinavian stock. You will find that this is the second England. The first England is in what is know in Denmark.
When united in England these ethnically related folk took the name Angle/English, as the Angles were the majority tribe. Becoming a distinct indigenous ethnic group. (all of who em were all already ethnically and culturally related for thousands of years)
The English created England and named it after themselves, not the other way round.
You people should read real books, lots of them (not wiki). You will find the English are of Germanic/Scandinavian stock.
And the English are not French nor Italian. To say so is utter ignorance of facts. The Normans were Vikings. The same stock as the English. They settled Normandy. Their elite married French women. But the majority did not. They made up only 2% of the population of England. Their are army being paid off and sent home after 1066).
Roman-Britons i.e. Italians and native Britons (Not English) That is whom the Welsh are descended from. Not the English.
They English came to these shores after the Romans left.
Many of you here are the worse kind of racist. they kind that is racist and bigoted against an indigenous ethnic folk in their indigenous ethnic homeland. That folk being the indigneous English, that indigenous homeland being England. Created by the English whom named it after themselves.
As with most indigenous ethnic English folk I have foreign friends, whom I respect, I understand their ethnicity and culture belongs to them alone and no others. They likewise feel the same towards me.
It is ignorant folk such as many here who know nothing about the English and England, who are racist against the English because it easier than facing up to the facts.
Incredible, a forum full of types who have been brought up on the 'facts' as presented by youtube lol, and corrupt NWO media corporations and their establishment government allies. And a deliberately dumbed down failed educational system.
The disappointing things is that so many of you are wilfully ignorant. Others letting their natural racism get in the way of them understanding the truth when they hear it.
I respect the right of all indigenous folk all over the world, to be the majority folk and main culture in their indigenous homelands. Just as I respect all others right to their own ethnicity. All the ethnic English ask is that also be applied to us.
I also see the Welsh, Scots and Irish as the indigenous folk of their homelands.
The simple answer is. If anybody does not like the Indigenous English, Welsh and Scottish living in our indigenous ancestral homelands... Then at least have the courage of your convictions and leave our countries. Rather than stay and continue your ill informed hypocritical rants and racist bigoted actions away from forums.