Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "History and Sewage: The Great Stink of 1858" video.

Firstly there were no Celts in Britain. That was a romantic notion which has no evidence to support it. The supposed Celtic book of Kells is actually a mixture of Irish and English art. Referred to as Hiberno-Saxon art. The nearest Celts were in what is now Portugal and Spain. Understanding the causes of disease can take some time to grasp. Many deaths during the American Civil War were caused by soldiers drinking river water which was down river from other soldiers who were up river using the same river as a toilet. I seem to remember reading that disease was a major cause of death during this war. The British army had realised the connection sometime before and took greater care to avoid contaminating drinking water.
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The Romans met both the Celts and the Ancient Britains but they never called the Britains Celts. Just as we never call American English even though the speak our language. As the Book of Kells is believed to date from 800 CE it is clearly not Medieval but Anglo Saxon. I know the Medievalists try to make out it was Early Medieval But as my tutor, Kevin Leahy, mentioned when I did my archaeology degree there are differences. And I would sooner trust the word of a man who specialised in the Anglo Saxon archaeology. As the Scots had not long come from Ireland their art form at the time would have been Irish. Thus Hiberno Saxon. Irish and English. If the Romans did not call them Celts then maybe we should not as well.
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We know the Romans called them Britons as there is a reference to them as the filthy Britains made by the Romans. They may have had a common language with other similar groups but the does not make them Celts, just as having the same language does not make Americans English. In England the Anglo Saxon period dates from the Romans leaving 410 CE until 1066 CE. So Anglo Saxon period. And if we want to talk about them as an ethnic group then they are the English, or Englisc if you want the correct spelling, as that is what they called themselves. The Renaissance starts in 1300 CE but European Medieval period ends in 1492 CE. Where as in England the Medieval period ends when Henry VII becomes king in 1485. Take your pick. Where I live the local Britons were referred to as the Parisi and are known for their chariot burials, one of which is on display in the local museum. As for what you call yourself. Well it can be confusing. The people of Wales call themselves Welsh. Recently a Welsh rugby player said he was proud to be British, and was immediately chastised by a Welsh politician who said he should in actual fact be proud to be Welsh not British. We'll skip the bit about them being related to the Ancient Britons. But you would think before you called yourself anything you should at least know what it is you are calling yourself. You see many people of Wales think that being from Wales makes you Welsh. Now to me they are Welsh, but not to their fellow countrymen and woman. But then to me the people of Scotland are welsh. As are the people of France, Germany, Italy and America. In fact anyone who is not English is welsh. You see the word welsh is in fact English, and means foreigner. So the people of Wales proudly declare themselves to be foreigners.
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