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    Boudicca was the queen of the Iceni tribe in East Anglia in ancient Britain. When her husband Prasutagus died, the Romans annexed the kingdom and mistreated Boudicca and her daughters. This sparked a major rebellion against Roman rule in which Boudicca led the Iceni and other tribes against the Romans. The rebellion was initially successful, but Boudicca's army was eventually defeated by the Romans at the Battle of Watling Street. Though she lost militarily, Boudicca became a symbol of resistance to Roman occupation and a cultural icon representing the desire for freedom and justice.

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    Boudicca was the queen of the Iceni tribe in East Anglia in ancient Britain. When her husband Prasutagus died, the Romans annexed the kingdom and mistreated Boudicca and her daughters. This sparked a major rebellion against Roman rule in which Boudicca led the Iceni and other tribes against the Romans. The rebellion was initially successful, but Boudicca's army was eventually defeated by the Romans at the Battle of Watling Street. Though she lost militarily, Boudicca became a symbol of resistance to Roman occupation and a cultural icon representing the desire for freedom and justice.

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    QUEEN BOUDICCA

    Laura Dorado Vicente

    WHO WAS QUEEN BOUDICCA?

    Boudicca was one of the greatest heroines of Britain,


    who is well-known for his role in the rebellions against
    Rome.
    Queen of the Iceni tribe, settled in East Anglia (Norfolk)

    She is portrayed by Dio Cassius in


    the following manner:
    In stature she was very tall, in
    appearance most terrifying, in the
    glance of her eye most fierce, and
    her voice was harsh; a great mass
    of the tawniest hair fell to her hips;
    around her neck was a large golden
    necklace; and she wore a tunic of
    divers colours over which a thick
    mantle was fastened with a brooch.
    This was her invariable attire.

    WHAT DID SHE DO?

    Conquest of the South of England in AD 43

    Prasutagus became an ally of the Romans

    When he died Romans decided to rule the Iceni directly


    and confiscated Prasutagus' properties.

    This was the trigger of the rebellion of Queen Boudicca

    REBELLION 60-61 AD

    BATTLE OF WATLING STREET

    We do not know the exact location where the battle took


    place but many historians argue that it could have
    developed in the West Midlands along the Roman road
    called Watling Street.
    Boudicca's army was superior in number.
    Romans were skilled at open battle as well as having a
    superior equipment and discipline.

    WHAT DOES BOUDICCA SYMBOLIZE?

    Symbol of the human desire for freedom and justice.


    Tacitus wrote: But now she did not come to boast the
    pride of a long line of ancestry, nor even to recover her
    kingdom and the plundered wealth of her family. She took
    the field, like the meanest among them, to assert the
    cause of public liberty, and to seek revenge for her body
    seamed with ignominious stripes, and her two daughters
    infamously ravished. From the pride and arrogance of the
    Romans nothing was sacred.
    Icon of nation resistance and important cultural symbol.

    CURRENT REPRESENTATIONS OF QUEEN BOUDICCA


    Boudicca statue - Westminster Bridge, London

    Queen Boudicca by John Opie (1807)

    Title: Boadicea haranguing


    the Britons

    Warrior Queen (2003)

    WORKS CITED:

    BBC HISTORY website (2014). Boudicca. <


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/boudicca.shtml>
    [9/11/2015]

    JONHSON, Ben (2014). Boudica. Historic UK <


    http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Boudica/
    > [9/11/2015]
    MARK, Joshua (2012). Boudicca. Ancient History
    Encyclopedia. <http://www.ancient.eu/Boudicca/>[9/11/2015]
    OLINGER, Lauren (2009). Taking on an Empire: Queen
    Boudicca <http://boudiccanhd.weebly.com/> [9/11/2015]

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