The Celts

A Sceptical History

By: Sir Simon Jenkins

Narrated by: Sir Simon Jenkins

The history of the Celts is the history of a misnomer.

There has never been a distinct people, race or tribe claiming the name of Celtic, though remnants of different languages and cultures remain throughout Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Cornwall. The word keltoi first appears in Greek as applied generally to aliens or 'barbarians'—and theories of Celticism continue to fuel many of the prejudices and misconceptions that divide the peoples of the British Isles to this day.

Often seen as unimportant or irrelevant adjuncts to English history, in The Celts Simon Jenkins offers a compelling counterargument. This is a fascinating and timely debate on who the Celts really were—or weren't—and what their legacy should be in an increasingly dis-United Kingdom.

©2022 Simon Jenkins (P)2022 Hachett Audio UK

The Gaels

Found it lacking much context this book should much larger. It glosses over a lot of the work to divide the Gaels. This should be at the very least 30 hrs and currently this work seems lazy and lacking. Had all the makings of being a great read, absolutely fell well short of it.