The BEST episodes of A History of Ancient Britain season 2

Every episode of A History of Ancient Britain season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of A History of Ancient Britain season 2!

Neil Oliver tells the epic story of how Britain and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history - the beginnings of our world forged in ice, stone, and bronze.

Last Updated: 10/3/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Ended
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Celtic Britain: Age of Invasion
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7.88
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#1 - Celtic Britain: Age of Invasion

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2011

Continuing his epic story, Neil Oliver explores the remains of brutal Iron Age battles and Celtic rebellion as he reaches the moment when Celtic Britain was ripped apart by the world's great empire - the Roman army.

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Celtic Britain: Age of Iron
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7.60
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#2 - Celtic Britain: Age of Iron

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2011

Neil Oliver returns to continue his epic story of how Britain and its people came to be. Diving for 3,000-year-old treasure and pot-holing through an ancient copper mine he discovers how a golden age of bronze collapsed into social and economic crisis set against a period of sharp climate change... eventually to be replaced by a new era, of iron.

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Celtic Britain: Age of Romans
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7.50
6 votes

#3 - Celtic Britain: Age of Romans

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2011

Neil Oliver completes his epic journey through thousands of years of ancient history with the modern marvels of Rome. Digging beneath a London tower block, discovering building work from a massive stadium, and encountering the remains of an African woman who lived in York 1800 years ago - all evidence of the extraordinary multicultural modern world of Rome.

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Celtic Britain: Age of Warriors
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#4 - Celtic Britain: Age of Warriors

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2011

Continuing his journey into our ancient past, Neil Oliver explores the age of Celtic Britain - a time of warriors, druids, and kings of unimaginable wealth. Neil encounters a celebrated warrior from 300 BC, owner of the finest Iron Age sword ever discovered. He tries his hand at divination in an effort to discover the power of Celtic priests and searches into his own DNA for clues to Celtic identity.

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