peremadeleine: Royalty Meme ♛ [2/10] Historical Monarchs↳ Boudica (also spelled Boudi

peremadeleine:Royalty Meme ♛ [2/10] Historical Monarchs↳ Boudica (also spelled Boudicca or Boadicea)Boudica was the wife of Prasutagus, king of the Iceni, a Celtic people who inhabited modern-day Norfolk. There is little reliable information about her, but she was said to be of royal blood and to have had red or “tawny” hair. Her people initially became independent allies of Rome after the Roman conquest. Prasutagus was a wealthy and successful king. He made Boudica and their two daughters co-heirs of his holdings. However, after his death, the Romans refused to honor his will. Boudica was flogged and her daughters, raped.Around 60 or 61 C.E., the Iceni and their neighbors began planning a rebellion against Roman rule. Boudica was chosen to lead it. She and her army began moving west, pillaging and burning cities as they went–including Londinium [modern London] and Verulamium [modern St. Albans]. Perhaps 70,000 people were killed in their wake.Somewhere along the Roman road, Boudica’s army met the Roman forces. Though the Britons vastly outnumbered their enemy, they could not rival the legion’s discipline or fighting tactics. They were therefore defeated and the rebellion was effectively put down.Though Boudica’s true fate is unclear, Roman historian Dio wrote that she drank poison after the battle and that the grieving Britons gave her an expensive burial. -- source link
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