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

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

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 ...

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

Women in Britain 2,000 years ago appear to have passed on land and wealth to daughters not sons as communities were built ...

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

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 ...