Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women in British society remarkable, according to surviving written ...

DNA analysis indicates that a Celtic tribe in Iron Age Britain was matrilocal, meaning men relocated to live with women’s ...

The idea that these ancient societies may have revolved around females has previously been supported by finds in Celtic ...

The famous Roman Tacitus said the Celtic women were as big and as scary as the men. If this was the case, it’s not surprising that they took part in the fighting! A famous warrior was a woman ...

This echoes Roman-period written sources describing Celtic women as empowered figures — including Boudica, the famous warrior queen, and Cartimandua, a tribal leader. Although Roman writers ...

In Ireland, boxing has traditionally been seen as a men’s sport, where names like Barry McGuigan, the 1985 WBA world ...

The painting "Boadicea Haranguing the Britons" by John Opie (1761–1807), depicting the warrior queen Boudica of the Iron Age.