Blood of the Isles : exploring the genetic roots of our tribal history / Bryan Sykes.

London : Bantam, 2006.

306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Includes index.

Published in the United States under the title: Saxons, vikings, and celts : the genetic roots of Britain and Ireland.

Twelve thousand years of solitude -- Who do we think we are? -- The resurgent Celts -- The skull snatchers -- The blood bankers -- The silent messengers -- The nature of the evidence -- Ireland -- The DNA of Ireland -- Scotland -- The Picts -- The DNA of Scotland -- Wales -- The DNA of Wales -- England -- Saxons, Danes, Vikings and Normans -- The DNA of England -- The blood of the Isles.