Celts

An 18th-century marble relief depicting Julius Caesar invading Britain by John Deare, a British neo-classical sculptor. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

General ancient history

Geoffrey of Monmouth: the lost voice of ancient Britain

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What’s the real history behind ‘Britannia’?

Photo of a statue of Boudicca

Q&A Is Boudica buried at Platform 9¾?

Making of Blodeuwedd, the false flower-woman of Welsh myth. (Photo by Ivy Close Images/Alamy)

General ancient history

Celtic myths: the tales that might have inspired Star Wars and Harry Potter

White horse of Uffington

General ancient history

Who were the Celts?

This detail from the Gundestrup Cauldron – a richly decorated silver vessel thought to date from the second-century BC – depicts a Celtic god or druid surrounded by beasts. (Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

The genius of the Celts