Britain's DNA Journey: Our Remarkable Genetic Story
Birlinn
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- GAA003
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- 9781780276298
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Media: BOOK - paperback, 304 pages
Author: A. Moffat
Year: 2019
ISBN: 9781780276298
Publisher: Birlinn
In an epic narrative, sometimes moving, sometimes astonishing, always revealing, Moffat writes an entirely new history of Britain. Instead of the usual parade of the usual suspects – kings, queens, saints, warriors and the notorious – this is a people’s history, a narrative made from stories only DNA can tell, which offers insights into who we are and where we come from.
Based on exciting new research involving the largest sampling of DNA ever made in Britain, Alistair Moffat shows the true origins of our island’s inhabitants.
Contents
List of illustrations
Maps
Preface
Introduction
PART 1
1. Origins
2. Beyond Eden
3. Britain begins
4. Day in, day out
5. The coming of kings
6. On the edge of beyond
PART 2
7. The wanderers
8. The sons of death
9. The royal British
10. Comings and goings
Postscript
Bibliography
Index