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