Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans
&#x2018;Written with pace and passion&#x2026;immensely readable.&#x2019; Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph&#x2018;It bounds along, wonderfully enlivened by Pryor&#x2019;s earthy enthusiasm. If you want to be introduced painlessly to the fascinating debates surrounding our British past, then &#x201C;Britain BC&#x201D; is the book for you.&#x2019; Barry Cunliffe, New Scientist&#x2018;Francis Pryor is a modern field archaeologist with a reputation second to none. He has written a book as successful and exciting as its ambition is huge&#x2026;lucid and engaging.&#x2019; Alan Garner, The Times&#x2018;There are enough curious facts, contentious theories and bizarre hypotheses here to hold the interest of anyone concerned with the unique and peculiar story of these islands.&#x2019; Independent on Sunday&#x2018;Beautifully written, exciting and extremely good&#x2026;an essential read.&#x2019; British ArchaeologyPraise for Francis Pryor&#x2019;s television series &#x2018;Britain BC&#x2019;:&#x2018;Fascinating&#x2026;the evangelical Pryor paints a vivid portrait of pre-Roman society that tackles received wisdom about what was going on here in the Stone, Bronze and Iron ages.&#x2019; Daily Telegraph&#x2018;Pryor leaps about the country at a cracking pace, his big personality making sure we never get bored by the scant and rarefied scraps that are his stock-in-trade.&#x2019; Observer