Boudica: Iron Age Warrior QueenBoudica, or Boadicea, queen of the Iceni, led a famous revolt against Roman rule in Britain in AD 60, sacking London, Colchester and St Albans and throwing the province into chaos. Although then defeated by the governor, Suetonius Paulinus, her rebellion sent a shock wave across the empire. Who was this woman who defied Rome? Boudica: Iron Age Warrior Queen is an account of what we know about the real woman, from classical literature, written for the consumption of readers in Rome, and from the archaeological evidence. It also traces her extraordinary posthumous career as the earliest famous woman in British history. Since the Renaissance she has been seen as harridan, patriot, freedom fighter and feminist, written about in plays and novels, painted and sculpted, and recruited to many causes. She remains a tragic, yet inspirational, figure of unending interest. |
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... popular accounts of the history of England and of Britain.1 In this select group are a variety of historical and legendary characters including Julius Caesar , King Arthur , Alfred the Great , Robin Hood and Winston Churchill . Boudica ...
... in a wide variety of ways . She became a popular figure in history books and plays . Boudica has been given a variety of other names over the past few 30 Anglesey Falkirk + Wall Mancetter Grandford Ashill Metchley . XVI BOUDICA.
... popular books sometimes still suggest that Iron Age populations in Britain were effectively primitive barbarians and that the Roman Empire brought them the gifts of peace and civilisation . These ideas stem from the clas- sical authors ...
... popular activity of archae- ologists and coin specialists . The information from the coins allows us to produce a speculative map to show the number and extent of Iron Age tribal groups ( figure 7 ) , including the Trinovantes and the ...
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