In the 19th century there was the idea that the English were descended from Anglo-Saxons who drove the Welsh to the “Celtic Fringe.” But looking at some English people, it seems clear to me that they are a hybrid population, at least speaking from the perspective of one who has a keen eye for the Germanic physique. Victorians must have known this too on some level . . .
Keira Knightly….
Kate Beckinsale….
…or, a more typically Germanic actress, Naomi Watts:
Ain’t diversity great?
Here is a real German, Eva Habermann:
Ok, more Keira….
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