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I'm intrigued by the genetic evidence that claims that modern-day English people are still descended from the original inhabitants of Britain leading up to the Germanic invasion. So this question popped up.

What if the Anglo-Saxons simply assimilated into the native population, leaving little more than loanwords in the native Celtic language?

Would England view itself as first among their Celtic brother nations, or following the example of Dane-settled Norfolk, even call itself "England" after the invaders?

Would global historiography change, now that the globe-spanning British empire would spread its romanticized attitudes toward their Celtic ancestors?

Would British propagandists have a swell time during the Great War, portraying themselves as noble Celts battling savage Germanics? :D
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