claim: Pocahontas lived.
evidence: The British Cypriot community in the United Kingdom consists of British people born on , or with ancestors from , the Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus .. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. British people. British people. Eastern Mediterranean. Eastern Mediterranean. Cyprus. Cyprus. British Cypriot people may be of Greek - , Turkish - , Maronite - , or Armenian-Cypriot descent .. Greek. Greek Cypriots. Turkish. Turkish Cypriots. Maronite. Maronites in Cyprus. Armenian. Armenians in Cyprus. Migration from Cyprus to the UK has occurred in part due to the colonial links between the countries and the internal conflict that followed Cyprus ' independence from the British Empire in 1960 .. Cyprus. Cyprus. colonial links between the countries. Modern history of Cyprus. internal conflict. Cypriot intercommunal violence. British Empire. British Empire. Migration peaked at the time of independence but has continued on a smaller scale .. The number of Cypriot-born people in the UK fell between the 1991 and 2001 censuses , but the community , including people of Cypriot ancestry , remains sizeable , and the Cypriot-born population grew slightly between the 2001 and 2011 censuses .. United Kingdom Census 1991. United Kingdom Census 2001. United Kingdom Census 2011. A number of famous British people are of Cypriot ancestry , including musicians George Michael and Cat Stevens , footballer Leon Osman , artist Panayiotis Kalorkoti , visual artist Tracey Emin , and politician Lord Adonis .. British people. British people. George Michael. George Michael. Cat Stevens. Cat Stevens. Leon Osman. Leon Osman. Panayiotis Kalorkoti. Panayiotis Kalorkoti. Tracey Emin. Tracey Emin. Lord Adonis. Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis. Migration between the UK and Cyprus is currently open and free , as both countries are members of the European Union at this point in time .. Cyprus. Cyprus. European Union. European Union