As Ronald Hutton's Blood and Mistletoe makes clear, we like the idea of the Druids so much that we’ve made up almost everything we know about them, says Noel Malcolm The mistletoe in the title of this ...

They were said to be the church, the courts, and the education system all in one, but what do we really know about the Druids? When it comes to figures in history that have captured our imagination, ...

The Druids of ancient Celtic culture have long been shrouded in mystery, often depicted as wise priests, sorcerers, or even human sacrificers. But how much of what we "know" about them is true? This ...