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Joseph of Arimathea and his group of 11 other adults landed at Glastonbury. They built the first Christian Church in the world named St. Mary. King Avairgas gave 12 hides of land to the Church of St. Mary at Glastonbury to be held tax free forever. These 12 hides and Church of Glastonbury were listed in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book Doomesday Book of William the Conqueror]. Joseph's daughter Anna married Bran the Blessed and they became the progenators of the royal lienage of Wales.  In 1954, the government authorized an archeological excavation of the site.  The foundations of the orginal Church of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Nottingham St. Mary] were found to measure 37' X 50' long. A stone was found with the inscription of Jesus/Maria, the Challess Well, and six wattle homes all dating to the time period.  The tomb of Joseph of Arimathea was also found with the body placed in a silver casket in the Church of St. John the Baptist. The tomb of King Arthur was previously found and his body returned to London at St. Dunstans.  Despite the archeological evidence, modern day historians call this story a myth. I have included this history because [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodline_of_the_Holy_Grail Lawrence Gardner], the Royal Genealogist of England includes the genealogy of Joseph of Arimathea as one of the Royal ancestors of England and Wales.  These genealogies are printed out in his book, "Bloodline of the Holy Grail".