In this episode I discuss the settlement of Britain. Today, the vast majority of speakers of a Celtic language live in the British Isles. Investigating the beginnings of life in Britain is important to understanding the settlement and spread of Celtic into Britain. While not comprehensive this is an introduction to the settlement of Britain by early hunter-gatherer groups which gave way to Neolithic settlements and eventually the settlement of the Isles by Celtic peoples.

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Sources:

Various Authors: Large Scale Migration into Britain During the Middle to Late Bronze-Age https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8889665/

Barry Cunliffe: Britain Begins ISBN 978–0–19–960933–8

Geoffrey of Monmouth: Historia Regnum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain), Translated by Aaron Thompson

Tacitus: Agricola https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0081%3Achapter%3D11

In this episode, I discuss the concept of historiography.

Intro/Outro Music: Teller of the Tales - Kevin MacLeod

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Twitter: @histofthecelts

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Sources:

Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN

Green, Miranda J.: The Celtic World, ISBN: 0-415-05764-7

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historiography

In this episode I discuss the rise of the La Tene people. This is meant as a broad overview of the main culture our classical authors were writing about. While this is often considered a different culture altogether, there is ample evidence to support that the La Tene people were a continuation of what came before. If that is of interest then please join me for this discussion on the La Tene peoples.

Intro/Outro Music: Teller of the Tales - Kevin MacLeod

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Twitter: @histofthecelts

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Works Cited:

Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9

Maier, Bernhard: The Celts: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, ISBN: 978-1-4744-2720-3

Green, Miranda J.: The Celtic World, ISBN: 0-415-05764-7

This episode we begin talking about the Celts proper, or at least the people we call the Celts. First I talk about one theory that posits the beginnings of Celtic History is in the west, on the Atlantic Fringe of Europe. After that I discuss the most commonly accepted start for Celtic History in the Hallstatt culture of Central Europe and their vast contacts with the Mediterranean and beyond. If that interests you then please join me in my discussion of Celtic origins and the Early Hallstatt Culture.

Intro/Outro Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxMJmw71CMA  

Website: hocpod.wordpress.com

Twitter: @histofthecelts

Email: [email protected]

Works Cited:

Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9

Maier, Bernhard: The Celts: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, ISBN: 978-1-4744-2720-3

Roberts, Alice: The Celts: Search for a Civilization, ISBN: 978-1-78429-335-2

In this episode we begin a discussion on the people ancient to the Celts, their linguistic ancestors the Proto-Indo-Europeans. 46% of the world speaks an Indo-European language and the Celts are no exception. Before investigating the origins of the Celts, we describe what came before.

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This episode I discuss myself and my plans for this podcast. If you are interested please give this a quick listen for more information.

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