Who Do You Think You Are? JK Rowling

Climb the branches of another celebrity family tree. In a rare television appearance, best-selling Harry Potter author JK Rowling sets out to investigate her French roots., Best-selling Harry Potter author JK Rowling sets out to investigate her French roots., Celebrities trace their family trees to reveal the lives of their ancestors and explore major themes in British social history. In a rare television appearance, best-selling Harry Potter author JK Rowling sets out to investigate her French roots. Jo has always been intrigued by her late mother’s French ancestry, but knows very little about it. Beginning her journey in Edinburgh, Jo’s search takes her from The Savoy in London, to once-bloody battlefields and the back streets of urban Paris. Jo is especially keen to find out more about her great grandfather, Louis Volant. She knows that he was awarded one of France’s most prestigious medals, the Legion d’honneur, for his actions during World War One., Author J.K. Rowling investigates her French roots on her mother’s side of the family, and learns about her great-grandfather’s bravery in World War I.