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Boudicca, also known as Boadicea, was a queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe in ancient Britain. She is famous for leading a major uprising against the Roman occupation of Britain in AD 60-61. Boudicca's forces successfully defeated several Roman settlements and armies before ultimately being defeated in a final battle. Her legacy as a symbol of resistance against foreign domination has endured throughout history.
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Boudicca was a queen of the Iceni tribe in AD 61. She lead a revolt against the Romans after her husband died when they attempted to annex her territory. As punishment the Romans publicly flogged her and raped her daughters and called in loans that had been made by her husband.
In reply Boudicca raised an army and marched toward Londinium (London).
The Roman Empire sent re-enforcements and eventually the revolt was put down at the battle of Wattling street. To prevent her capture Boudicca committed suicide.
Boudicca was the Queen of Icena In roman eyes boudica was a remarkable and fearsome figure because she was amazing. She kept fighting and she eventually committed suicide by taking poison.
She had two daughters called Heanua and Lannosea. Little is known about them other than that they were raped by rogue Roman troops following the death of Boudicca's husband Prasutagus, who had been King of the powerful Iceni tribe and who had tried to ensure good relations with the Romans by making the then Roman Emperor, Nero, co-heir in his will. The Roman Governor of Britain, Gaius Paulinus, ignored this gesture and took advantage of Prasutagus's death to try and conquer the Iceni, imprisoning Boudicca, torturing her daughters, killing or torturing many of the Iceni people, and seizing their land.
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Where did boudicca find her poison?
It is not known for sure if Boudicca drank poison but in some stories it has been said she and her daughters drank hemlock. Some say she died of an unknown illness.
Who was the king of the Iceni Celtic tribe?
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Is there a ghost of boudicca?
Yes there is a ghost of queen Boudicca. Her ghost has been spotted periodically throughout the years. Sightings of her have included in and around Theydon Bois (Essex) Iron age hillfort in the epping forest.Her daughters have also been sighted with her in this area. Boudicca and her soldiers are reported to haunt the icknield way in Ipsden (oxfordshire) along with some Roman soldiers. Other places where Queen Boudicca's ghost has been sighted include Cammeringham Lincolnshire in the area around Ermine street, where she travels around the village. Boudicca's ghost has also been seen at the Ambresbury Hillfort in Essex. There are numerous reports of her loitering in the area. So yes, Boudicca's ghost is still haunting Britain, maybe she has unfinished business or she can't rest because the Britons lost the battle with the Romans and she can't deal with it. It is hard to say....I guess that is a question that we would have to ask Boudicca herself.
Where did Boudicca march to?
next was Londinium (London) then Verulamium (St Albans)
What did people think of boudicca?
She was the Queen of Britons. Rome broke the treaty that was made by her husband and she, after her husband's death, led a revolt against the Romans in 60AD. In 62 AD she was defeated and commited suicide. Her name became a symbol of resistance to the Roman occupation.
