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  Boudica (/ ˈ bu ː d ɨ kə/; alternative spelling: Boudicca, also known as Boadicea /bo ʊ d ɨˈ si ː ə/ and in Welsh as Buddug [ ˈ b ɨ̞ ð ɨ̞ɡ ] was a queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire/ ˈ bu ː d ɨ kə/; alternative spelling: Boudicca, also known as Boadicea /bo ʊ d ɨˈ si ː ə/ and in Welsh as Buddug [ ˈ b ɨ̞ ð ɨ̞ɡ ] was a queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire

  Boudica was born in 30 AD in South East England. Around CE 48, she married Prasutagus, the head of the Iceni tribe in south East England. They lived in Norfolk and during the life of Prasutagus were given semi independence from the Roman occupiers.

  Prasutagus was given the freedom  to remain King of the Iceni,  but under the dominion of Rome.  Despite some advantages  of Roman rule, the Iceni people  suffered many indignities  such as slavery and high taxes.

  On the death of Prasutagus, Roman law meant the majority of his possessions would pass to the Roman Emperor. However, the local Roman commanders took this as a pretext to confiscate all the property of Prasutagus and other leading Iceni tribe members.  Prasutagus had also run up debts during his lifetime and when his wife Boudica could not meet them, she was stripped and beaten in public.

  “very tall. Her eyes seemed to stab you. Her voice was harsh and loud. Her thick, reddish-brown hair flung down below her waist. She always wore a great golden torc around her neck and a flowing tartan cloak fastened with a brooch.” It was Boudica who was able to unite the various warring tribes of Briton and lead them in revolt against the Roman occupiers. The Roman writer Cassius Dio described Boudica as:

  The first target for Boudica and the Britons was the Roman city of Colchester. This city stood as an emblem for Roman rule; it housed a temple to the Roman emperor Claudius. The city was lightly defended and the Britons had little trouble in raising the city. The Britons showed no mercy to those left behind.

  Boudica now led her growing army north to meet Suetonius’ army. Along the way Boudica’s army were able to successfully ambush a Roman column of soldiers. The 2 armies eventually met in open battle, possibly at somewhere along Watling Street. The Britons heavily outnumbered the Roman forces, however, the Romans had superior tactics, training, discipline and weapons.

  At the end of the Battle, only 400 Romans had fallen, but up to 200,000 Britons had been slaughtered. Conflicting reports suggest that Boudica, either took poison or died from her wounds.

 Boudica gained a tremendous amount of interest in the Victorian period. The husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, commissioned the statue of Boudica which stands outside the Houses of Parliament in London.

  Boudica led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Norman Conquest Boudica led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Norman Conquest  The name of Boudica’s husband was Prasatugas  The Iceni people suffered many indignities  Boudica was able to unite the various warring tribes of Germans  Colchester was lightly defended and the Britons had little trouble in raising the city  Boudica gained a tremendous amount of interest in the Stuart period True/False Statements

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