{"product_id":"blood-and-mistletoe-the-history-of-the-druids-in-britain-9780300144857","title":"Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrushed by the Romans in the first century A.D.  the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this  historian Ronald Hutton shows  succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine  reinterpret  and reinvent the Druids. Huttons captivating book is the first to encompass two thousand years of Druid history and to explore the evolution of English  Scottish  and Welsh attitudes toward the forever ambiguous figures of the ancient Celtic world. Druids have been remembered at different times as patriots  scientists  philosophers  or priests; sometimes portrayed as corrupt  bloodthirsty  or ignorant  they were also seen as fomenters of rebellion. Hutton charts how the Druids have been written in and out of history  archaeology  and the public consciousness for some 500 years  with particular focus on the romantic period  when Druids completely dominated notions of British prehistory. Sparkling with legends and images  filled with new perspectives on ancient and modern times  this book is a fascinating cultural study of Druids as catalysts in British history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45921787936821,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300144857","price":479.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300144857.jpg?v=1787602502","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/blood-and-mistletoe-the-history-of-the-druids-in-britain-9780300144857","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}