Before the coming of the Roman empire, Celtic languages were spoken across Europe. Present day placenames indicate the extent ...

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Drunken, barbaric warriors who went into battle naked against the Romans — or matriarchal societies with refined artistry and ...

The Celtic languages that survived are those that ... was understood by the Gaulish speakers of France; the Gauls and the Britons had a fair amount of contact. Indeed, historians believe that ...

Around 2,000 years ago, before the Roman Empire conquered Great Britain, women were at the very front and center of Iron Age ...

DNA analysis suggests Iron Age societies in Britain were built around women rather than men.

A DNA analysis of around 50 Celtic Britons buried in southern England has revealed that women held power in Britain around the time of the Roman invasion of the country in 43 AD, according to a ...

An ancient cemetery reveals a Celtic tribe that lived in England 2,000 years ago and that was organized around maternal lineages, according to a DNA analysis. By Becky Ferreira A tantalizing ...

The next year he tried again and failed. Some ancient Britons retreated to Cornwall, Wales and Scotland, where they continued to follow their Celtic customs. Many others decided not to move.

The painting "Boadicea Haranguing the Britons" by John Opie (1761–1807), depicting the warrior queen Boudica of the Iron Age.