Britain as the successor of the Byzantine empire:Plantagenet

Has history been tampered with? "History: Fiction or Science?" is the book by the Russian Academician Anatoly Fomenko that left the most reverend community of learned historians ululating, shaking fists, and crying out for blood, or tarring and feathering at the very least. It may well infuriate a much wider audience than the history scholars -- experts in Bible studies, for one, and lots of other groups and individuals. Fomenko and his colleagues do not in fact write anything provocative -- their works conform to the most austere academic standards and make perfect sense to some of the most merited mathematicians, statisticians, sociologists, and many other contemporary representatives of natural sciences and humanities alike. However, there is not a single sacred cow that Fomenko and team would leave unprodded -- people of orthodox views who are prone to hysterics or have a weak heart on top of that unfortunate proneness are possibly best off left blissfully ignorant about the contents of the brilliant mathematician's books. Those are strong meat. On the other hand, the readers who are prepared to consider something that may seem thoroughly improbable at first, but is, amazingly enough, confirmed by the results of extensive statistical calculations of the highest complexity level, shall definitely devour the book in absolute fascination. One of the theories that the scientists put forth suggests Britain to be the successor of the Byzantine empire, for instance -- furthermore, they identify certain old English kings with Byzantine emperors (entire dynasties, in fact). Ridiculous? For those who still adhere to the consensual historical paradigm, this is doubtlessly so. However, those who trust logic and common sense will doubtlessly find Fomenko's tractate compelling, even if they disagree with some of the theories it contains. Those eager to know how the Plantagenet dynasty became reflected in the history of the mediaeval Byzantium and how the Scots could become confused for the Russians are welcome to.