When the Roman legions invade Britain, a young Celtic boy watches the world of his ancestors begin to disappear. Ancient traditions are challenged by Roman roads, forts, laws and customs, while tribal resistance slowly gives way to an uneasy coexistence between conqueror and conquered. Years pass, and the boy grows into a young man caught between two worlds. When Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, rises against Rome, he and his brother Caradoc join the rebellion, marching alongside thousands of Britons who believe the Roman occupation can finally be broken.
They hear of the destruction of Camulodunum, witness the destruction of Londinium and take part in the fighting at Verulamium, realising the terrible reality behind their victory. When Caradoc is wounded, the brothers return home unaware of how lucky they were. But Rome has not been defeated. Governor Suetonius Paulinus returns from his campaign against the Druids in Mona and gathers the surviving Roman forces.
The rebellion culminates in a final, devastating battle where Boudica's great army meets the disciplined legions of Rome. Through the eyes of one young Celt, Ashes of Albion explores conquest, rebellion, brotherhood, loss and survival-and the birth of a Britain that is neither wholly Celtic nor wholly Roman. An epic story of a land caught between two worlds, and a generation forced to watch one Britain disappear as another is born.
When the Roman legions invade Britain, a young Celtic boy watches the world of his ancestors begin to disappear. Ancient traditions are challenged by Roman roads, forts, laws and customs, while tribal resistance slowly gives way to an uneasy coexistence between conqueror and conquered. Years pass, and the boy grows into a young man caught between two worlds. When Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, rises against Rome, he and his brother Caradoc join the rebellion, marching alongside thousands of Britons who believe the Roman occupation can finally be broken.
They hear of the destruction of Camulodunum, witness the destruction of Londinium and take part in the fighting at Verulamium, realising the terrible reality behind their victory. When Caradoc is wounded, the brothers return home unaware of how lucky they were. But Rome has not been defeated. Governor Suetonius Paulinus returns from his campaign against the Druids in Mona and gathers the surviving Roman forces.
The rebellion culminates in a final, devastating battle where Boudica's great army meets the disciplined legions of Rome. Through the eyes of one young Celt, Ashes of Albion explores conquest, rebellion, brotherhood, loss and survival-and the birth of a Britain that is neither wholly Celtic nor wholly Roman. An epic story of a land caught between two worlds, and a generation forced to watch one Britain disappear as another is born.