French migration to the United Kingdom is a phenomenon that has occurred at various points in history. The Norman Conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066 resulted in the arrival of French aristocracy while in the 15th and 16th century Protestant Huguenots and Calvinists fled religious persecution to East London.Today many British people have French ancestry. According to a study by Ancestry.co.uk 3 million British people are of French descent.
