In Our Time: History
BBC Radio 4
Catégories: Éducation
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Celts. Around 400 BC a great swathe of Western Europe from Ireland to Southern Russia was dominated by one civilisation. Perched on the North Western fringe of this vast Iron Age culture were the British who shared many of the religious, artistic and social customs of their European neighbours. These customs were Celtic and this civilisation was the Celts.The Greek historians who studied and recorded the Celts' way of life deemed them to be one of the four great Barbarian peoples of the world. The Romans wrote vivid accounts of Celtic rituals including the practice of human sacrifice - presided over by Druids - and the tradition of decapitating their enemies and turning their heads into drinking vessels.But what were the Celts in Britain really like? Was their apparent lust for violence tempered by a love of poetry and beautiful art? How far should we trust the classical historians in their writings on the Celts? And what can we learn from the archaeological remains that have been discovered in this country? With Barry Cunliffe, Professor of European Archaeology at Oxford University; Alistair Moffat, Historian and author of The Sea Kingdoms - The Story of Celtic Britain and Ireland; Miranda Aldhouse Green, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Wales.
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394 - The Celts Thu, 21 Feb 2002
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393 - Food Thu, 27 Dec 2001
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392 - Rome and European Civilization Thu, 20 Dec 2001
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391 - Third Crusade Thu, 29 Nov 2001
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390 - The British Empire Thu, 08 Nov 2001
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389 - Confucius Thu, 01 Nov 2001
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388 - Napoleon and Wellington Thu, 25 Oct 2001
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387 - Democracy Thu, 18 Oct 2001
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386 - Byzantium Thu, 19 Jul 2001
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385 - The French Revolution's Legacy Thu, 14 Jun 2001
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384 - The Glorious Revolution Thu, 19 Apr 2001
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383 - The Roman Empire's Collapse in the 5th century Thu, 05 Apr 2001
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382 - Money Thu, 01 Mar 2001
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381 - The Restoration Thu, 15 Feb 2001
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380 - Humanism Thu, 08 Feb 2001
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379 - The Enlightenment in Britain Thu, 18 Jan 2001
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378 - The Tudor State Thu, 26 Oct 2000
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377 - Hitler in History Thu, 05 Oct 2000
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376 - London Thu, 28 Sep 2000
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375 - Biography Thu, 22 Jun 2000
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374 - The Wars of the Roses Thu, 18 May 2000
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373 - New Wars Thu, 13 Apr 2000
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372 - History and Understanding the Past Thu, 30 Mar 2000
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371 - Materialism and the Consumer Thu, 23 Mar 2000
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370 - Lenin Thu, 16 Mar 2000
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369 - Republicanism Thu, 03 Feb 2000
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368 - Economic Rights Thu, 27 Jan 2000
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367 - Childhood Thu, 09 Dec 1999
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366 - Progress Thu, 18 Nov 1999
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365 - Education Thu, 04 Nov 1999
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364 - Atrocity in the 20th Century Sat, 23 Oct 1999
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363 - The Individual Thu, 21 Oct 1999
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362 - The Nation State Thu, 14 Oct 1999
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361 - Utopia Thu, 07 Oct 1999
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360 - Africa Thu, 08 Jul 1999
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359 - Capitalism Thu, 24 Jun 1999
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358 - The Great Disruption Thu, 17 Jun 1999
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357 - The Monarchy Thu, 10 Jun 1999
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356 - Just War Thu, 03 Jun 1999
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355 - History as Science Thu, 11 Mar 1999
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354 - The British Empire's Legacy Thu, 31 Dec 1998
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353 - The American Century Thu, 17 Dec 1998
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352 - History's relevance in the 20th century Thu, 03 Dec 1998
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351 - Work in the 20th Century Thu, 26 Nov 1998
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350 - The City in the 20th Century Thu, 12 Nov 1998
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349 - Politics in the 20th Century Thu, 22 Oct 1998
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348 - War in the 20th Century Thu, 15 Oct 1998
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347 - The Theory of the Leisure Class Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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346 - The Barbary Corsairs Thu, 07 Dec 2023
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345 - The Federalist Papers Thu, 09 Nov 2023