Were the Britons Celtic?

Yes, the people of England

people of England
The first people to be called 'English' were the Anglo-Saxons, a group of closely related Germanic tribes that began migrating to eastern and southern Great Britain, from southern Denmark and northern Germany, in the 5th century AD, after the Romans had withdrawn from Britain.
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and most of Britain are Celts. We are entitled to call them Celts because they speak the Celtic language. While there's a lot of debate around how the Celtic language arrived in Britain, it did, and so we can say that the English are Celtic.

Are the Celts Britons?

Yes, the people of England and most of Britain are Celts. We are entitled to call them Celts because they speak the Celtic language. While there's a lot of debate around how the Celtic language arrived in Britain, it did, and so we can say that the English are Celtic.

Are the Celts and Britons the same?

The Britons (Latin: Pritani), also known as Celtic Britons or Ancient Britons, were the indigenous Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from at least the British Iron Age and into the Middle Ages, at which point they diverged into the Welsh, Cornish and Bretons (among others).

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