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Celtic girls ruled Britain say scientists

Girl power: Boudica's leadership of the Iceni tribe suggests there may have been elements of matrilineal authority in ancient British society.

Did women once have all the power? A new DNA study has upended our assumptions about gendered roles in prehistoric Britain, suggesting that women wielded much more influence than we thought was possible.