2011, ISBN: 9780785827498

[SC: 68.21], [PU: London: Chartwell Books, 2011], large sewn PAPERBACK, small tear at bottom of spine, otherwise very good. previous owner's name in black marker on half-title page. BARNE… More...

[SC: 68.21], [PU: London: Chartwell Books, 2011], large sewn PAPERBACK, small tear at bottom of spine, otherwise very good. previous owner's name in black marker on half-title page. BARNES, IAN. The historical atlas of the Celtic world. London: Chartwell Books, 2011, reprinted, 400pp., . A detailed examination of the history and culture of the Celts, a diverse group of people originating in Iron Age Europe. Beautifully detailed maps chart the migrations and major conflicts of the Celts, supported by full-color illustrations and authoritative test. The influence of the Celts on the art and culture of today and commentary on the issues surrounding modern Celtic identity. - CONTENTS: Introduction - Out of the mists of time - Hallstatt culture, 750-450 BC - Hillforts - Závist: Bohemian fortress - Celts in Champagne - La Tène culture, 450-415 BC - Celtic trade - Grave finds - Celtic languages - Chariot burials - The great eastward adventure - Galatia - Celtic warfare - City states: the oppidum - Manching Oppidum, Bavaria - Iberian Celts - Hibernia - Ballacagan Round House - Celtic twilight - Gallic invasion of Italy, c. 400 BC - Battle of Telamon - Hannibal and the Gauls - Cisalpine Gaul captured - Rome and the Celtiberians - Caesar's Gallic wars - Siege of Alesia - Romanization: the villa at Estrées-sur-Noye - Romanization: Augst and Nîmes - Britain and Gaul in the late Iron Age - Roman conquest of Britain - Boudicca - Northern Britain and the walls - Battle of Mons Graupius, AD 83 - Roman administrative divisions in Britain - Romanized Britain - Aqua Sulis and Fishbourne - Romano-British defenses and the barbarian invasions - Britannia alone, AD 410 - Enemy at the gates - Celtic Britain - Celtic pantheon - Druids - Celtic neo-paganism - Cuchulainn - The Mabinogion - Tristen and Iseult - Tintagel - Leprechaun - Manx fairies and Cornish pixies - The Buggane of St. Trinian's - Kelpie - King Gradlon and Dahut - Mermaids - Arthurian legends - Triskelli - Surviving cults - Contemporary Celtic Christianity - Voyage of St. Brendan - The early Irish - St. Paul's epistle to the Galatians - Irish monasticism - Irish churchmen and scholars in Europe - The Irish Sea in the Viking age, 800-1170 - Viking wars in Ireland - The age of Brian Boru - Godred Crovan, king of man - Anglo-Norman invasion - Irish resistance - Gaelic revival - Tudor and Stuart England - Cromwell in Ireland - William III and Ireland - Rebellion 1790s - Irish free state - Dublin today - Wales and Scotland - Celtic Scotland - Scotland's wars with England - Bannockburn and Robert the Bruce - Neville's Cross - Stewart rule - Scotland and the civil war - Cromwell and Scotland - Jacobean rebellions - Culloden - Highland clearances - The birth of Wales - Welsh principalities - Llywelyn the Great - Castles in Wales: Chepstow - Wales and the Anglo-Norman conquest - Cistercians in Wales: Tintern - Owain Glyndwr's revolt - Wales and the Act of Union, 1536 - Welsh and Scottish industry - France: Bretons - Brittany in the Middle Ages - Brittany and the revolution, 1789 - Breton trade - Celts at war - Robert the Bruce's invasion of Ireland, 1306-29 - The world of the Galloglass, 1150-1600 - The wild geese, 1691-1745 - Highlanders in the French and Indian Wars - Highlanders in Pontiac's rebellion - The Irish in the American Civil War - Irish regiments in World War One - Scottish divisions in World War One - Irish regiments in World War Two - Scottish divisions in World War Two - The Celtic diaspora - Making the British empire - Wales in Patagonia - Welsh emigration to the United States and Canada - The Manx in America - Cornish emigration to Canada, Mexico and around the world - Irish emigration to the United States - The Irish in Canada - The Irish in Latin America - The Scots in Canada - Scot emigration worldwide - Scots in the Deep South and Appalachia - Bretons in Montréal and Quèbec - The Irish in Australia - Celtic legacy, Celtic future - Keills and crosses - Manx surnames - Celtic design: knots and spirals - Celtic music - Bezen Perrot - Celtic flags and symbols - Celtic traditional dress - Tartans and clans - Celtic traditions in the U.S.A. and Canada - Highland games in America and Canada - Separatists - The Scots Parliament and devolution - The Welsh Assembly - Cornish stanneries: the past and the dream - Manx Tynwald - Stormont and the Good Friday Agreement - The Breton Parliament - Celtic tiger - New findings - Bibliography - Index. ISBN 9780785827498<

ISBN: 9780785827498

This book provides a comprehensive history of the Celts, supported by accurate, detailed maps demonstrating the movements of the people and the major military campaigns and conflicts of t… More...

This book provides a comprehensive history of the Celts, supported by accurate, detailed maps demonstrating the movements of the people and the major military campaigns and conflicts of the Celts, with engaging, informative text. The Celts made a significant contribution to the world's art and culture, and many European cultures continue to be influenced by their Celtic origins, with Celtic languages still spoken in parts of the British Isles, Ireland, and France. This book examines that unique legacy. Media >, [PU: Castle Books]<

ISBN: 9780785827498

UsedGood. Item has stickers or notes attached to cover and/or pages that have not been removed to prevent further damage Cover has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, and othe… More...

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