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Iron Age Britain

The Ancients by History Hit

May 24, 202659:37Society & Culture

What if Iron Age Britain was never a land of barbarians at all, but a world of skilled farmers, powerful women, trade, ritual, and spectacle? Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Tom Moore to reveal a far richer pre-Rom...

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Iron Age Britain is an episode from The Ancients by History Hit. What if Iron Age Britain was never a land of barbarians at all, but a world of skilled farmers, powerful women, trade, ritual, and spectacle? Tristan Hughes is joined by Profe...

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