Suetonius Paulinus crossed to Anglesey — the heart of Druidic power and last refuge of British resistance. Tacitus describes Roman soldiers paralysed with terror by the sight of black-robed Druidic women with torches. The island was stormed and the sacred groves cut down. The operation was immediately interrupted by Boudicca's revolt.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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