The Roman army is heading to North Wales, but elsewhere, trouble is brewing – led by Boudicca. Boudicca: But the Romans want it all! Nero had me whipped in front of my people.

We all know of Boudicca, the warrior-queen of the Iceni tribe who took on the invading Romans in the 1st century AD. But Boudicca was never officially recognised as a queen, ...

For the first time in memory, the Roman army was in retreat and the power of Rome was questioned. In 60 AD, Britain had been a Roman province for less than 20 years. Like the other frontier ...

Boudicca fights for freedom, leaving Colchester and London burning in her wake. Show more “Two cities were sacked, eighty thousand of the Romans and of their allies perished, and the island was ...

Boudicca's final resting place and why scientists will likely never dig up her grave ... After the Romans conquered southern England in AD 43, they allowed Prasutagus to continue to rule.

The Celtic queen Boudicca shown on a 19th-century engraving. ... 60, she has been lauded for her defense of Britain from excessive taxation, property loss, and enslavement under the Roman Empire.

The Roman army is heading to North Wales, but elsewhere, trouble is brewing – led by Boudicca. Boudicca: But the Romans want it all! Nero had me whipped in front of my people.

The story begins with Boudicca rallying the tribes of Britons as they face a battle against the Romans. Then we hear about the recent events that have led Boudicca to make her revolt. Boudicca is ...

Key details about Boudicca’s life and motivation for the attack are also given. Classroom Ideas Students could undertake further research into the story of Boudicca and her battle with the Romans.

The Anglesey invasion paved the way for Boudicca's revenge (Image: Public Domain). Tacitus described how, prior to the battle, the Druids stood on the beach holding torches, "in robes of deathly ...

Britons outnumber the Romans by up to 20-to-1, but the Roman soldiers are highly trained. Boudicca and the Britons are defeated. Around 80,000 Britons are killed.