| − | The '''Celts''' were a people who lived in [[Europe]] at the time of the [[Roman Empire]]. Originally Celts were in many places including modern [[France]], modern [[Spain]] and the [[British Isles]]. Today Celtic populations still survive. Important places in Mainland Europe where there are Celtic populations are [[Britany]] (Bretagne) in France and the [[Basque]] region which straddles the border between France and Spain. | + | The '''Celts''' were a people who lived in [[Europe]] at the time of the [[Roman Empire]]. Originally Celts were in many places including modern [[France]], modern [[Spain]] and the whole of the [[British Isles]]. Today Celtic populations still survive. Important places in Mainland Europe where there are Celtic populations are [[Britany]] (Bretagne) in France and the [[Basque]] region which straddles the border between France and Spain. In the British Isles Major Celtic populations exist in [[Ireland]] (especially southern Ireland), [[Wales]], [[Scotland]] and the [[Peninsula]] in the West of England where there are the counties of [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]]. After the Roman Empire [[England]] was invaded successively by [[Anglo Saxons]], [[Vikings]], and [[Normans]]. Outside Western England the English people are no longer Celtic. |