The Essay: Unearthing Britannia's Tribes

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The Durotriges

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Archaeologist Miles Russell unearths the truth about the Durtoriges of Dorset.

Take a woad trip with the Essay across Iron Age Britain and explore Albion's diversity. Archaeologist Miles Russell unearths the truth about the Durtoriges of Dorset.

Take a woad trip with the Essay as archaeologists, historians and writers reveal the tribes, rulers and those who encountered the islanders of Albion. Archaeologist Miles Russell overturns long cherished ideas about how the Durotriges of Dorset faced a Roman onslaught in their hill forts and favoured passive indifference to armed resistance.

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The Essay unearths the peoples of Iron Age Britain, from warrior queens to Lindow Man.

Unearthing the peoples of Iron Age Britain, from warrior queens to Lindow Man, archaeologists, historians and writers reveal the tribes, rulers and those who encountered them.

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