The book explores origins and development of the Celtic peoples and follows their movement from central European origins to the traditionally accepted Celtic lands of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Brittany and Galicia. It tells the story of their culture and hey days, defeats by forces such as the Romans, adoption of Christianity and of the Celtic Church. It tells also of the later Diaspora to all part of the world and the spread of Celtic culture, languages, art and music.
It shows how a people once feared for their wildness and ferocity were also the great romantics, in their myths and legends and fairy tales. It extends from prehistoric Europe, through a near obliteration to a new self-assertion. Fully illustrated throughout with colour photographs and maps, 'The Celts' is a superb and highly informative read in its own right.
