The celts

With settlements stretching from Ireland to Turkey, this Iron Age culture used their metalworking skills to build extensive trade networks with ancient Greece...

In a comment to last week’s post on children in Celtic law, Cassandra Page asked what satirists are. I started to answer her, but then realized it is far too complex a subject for a comment. …

Born Joseph Skelton in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, in 1865, the son of Thomas Simpson Skelton (c.1837-1911) and his wife Sarah Knott (c.1833- ). Thomas Skelton was originally a bookbinder and later worked as a photographer and in the photographic printing trade. A minstrel sings of famous deeds in this illustration by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton […]

Donegal Square is often referred to as “the Irish store”, which isn’t entirely incorrect, but it tends to define us too narrowly. In fact, we...

The warrior on the left is from the Urnfield Culture which was a Bronze Age group which were the ancestors of both Celts and Germanic peoples of Central and Western Europe also known as Hallstatt A and proto-Celts. Illustration is by Angus McBride.

Boudica, the warrior queen who led a major uprising against the mighty Roman Empire, is one of the most famous figures in ancient history. Her dramatic stand against the mighty Roman Empire in the 1st century AD has inspired awe and admiration for nearly two millennia. Boudica's story, a tale of courage, resilience, and rebellion, unfolded against the backdrop of a Britain in turmoil, transformed under Roman rule. But who was Boudica, really? What circumstances led this queen to ignite a…

The enchanter Merlin and the fey Viviene in the forest of Broceliande by Gustave Dore. He also did a black and white illustration of the pair. / Please look in my shop for more work by Gustave Dore • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.