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In 60/61, Boudica led the Iceni and other British tribes in revolt. They destroyed Camulodunum (modern Colchester), earlier the capital of the Trinovantes, but at that time a colonia for discharged Roman soldiers. Upon hearing of the revolt, the Roman governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus hurried from the island of Mona (modern Anglesey) to Londinium, the 20-year-old commercial settlement that was the rebels' next target. Unable to defend the settlement, he evacuated and abandoned it. Boudica's army defeated a detachment of the Legio IX Hispana, and burnt both Londinium and Verulamium. In all, an estimated 70,000–80,000 Romans and Britons were killed by Boudica's followers. Suetonius, meanwhile, regrouped his forces, possibly in the West Midlands, and despite being heavily outnumbered, he decisively defeated the Britons. Boudica died, by suicide or illness, shortly afterwards. The crisis of 60/61 caused Nero to consider withdrawing all his imperial forces from Britain, but Suetonius's victory over Boudica confirmed Roman control of the province. Interest in these events was revived in the English Renaissance and led to Boudica's fame in the Victorian era and as a cultural symbol in Britain. Cowper, William (1787). "Boadicea". Poems: by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. in Two Volumes. Vol.1 (3rded.). London: J. Johnson – via Internet Archive.

A "vocal minority" has claimed Boudica as a Celtic Welsh heroine. [56] A statue of Boudica in the Marble Hall at Cardiff City Hall was among those unveiled by David Lloyd George in 1916, though the choice had gained little support in a public vote. [57] [56] It shows her with her daughters and without warrior trappings. [58] This History primary resource assists with teaching the following Social Studies First level objective from the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence: Cowper's 1782 poem Boadicea: An Ode was the most notable literary work to champion the resistance of the Britons, and helped to project British ideas of imperial expansion. It caused Boudica to become a British cultural icon and be perceived as a national heroine. [46] Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem Boädicéa (written in 1859, and published in 1864) drew on Cowper's poem. Depicting the Iceni queen as a violent and bloodthirsty warrior, the poem also forecasted the rise of British imperialism. Tennyson's image of Boudica was taken from the engraving produced in 1812 by Stothard. [48] Another work, the poem "Boadicea" (1859) by Francis Barker, contained strongly patriotic and Christian themes. [49] In our National Geographic Kids primary resource sheet, pupils will discover the significant events that occurred during Boudica’s lifetime, and learn about the important role she played following the Roman invasion of Britain. The Britons in the film are dressed in cloaks and trousers and do not fight naked (which I am sure is correct, though classical accounts of barbarians often emphasised their nakedness). And, of course, as always, this Boudica has red hair – another detail drawn from Dio’s description. She is also given a bronze sword handed down from a warrior ancestor. A magical touchCassius Dio (2015) [1925]. "Epitome of Book LXII". Roman history (in Ancient Greek and English). Vol.VIII. Translated by Cary, Earnest; Foster, Herbert Baldwin. London; New York: William Heinemann; G. P. Putnam's Sons. pp.61–171. hdl: 2027/mdp.39015004124510. ISBN 978-0-434-99176-1. OCLC 906698883– via HathiTrust. From Media Molecule or Sumo Digital by creating something really interesting, or winning a crown contest. Macdonald, Sharon (1987). Images of Women in Peace & War: cross-cultural & historical perspectives. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 0-299-11764-2.

The "Warrior Queen" under Platform 9". Museum of London. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009 . Retrieved 13 August 2011. a b c Waite, John (2007). Boudica's Last Stand: Britain's Revolt Against Rome, A.D. 60–61. Cheltenham, UK: The History Press. p.22. ISBN 978-07524-3-809-2. The English poet Edmund Spenser used the story of Boudica in his poem The Ruines of Time, involving a story about a British heroine he called 'Bunduca'. [42] A variation of this name was used in the Jacobean play Bonduca (1612), a tragicomedy that most scholars agree was written by John Fletcher, in which one of the characters was Boudica. [43] A version of that play called Bonduca, or the British Heroine was set to music by the English composer Henry Purcell in 1695. [44] One of the choruses, " Britons, Strike Home!", became a popular patriotic song in Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries. [45] Depiction during the 18th and 19th centuries [ edit ] The statue Boadicea and Her Daughters near Westminster Pier, London know and understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world: the nature of ancient civilisations; the expansion and dissolution of empires; characteristic features of past non-European societies; achievements and follies of mankind She was so happy going to school and she showed her costume off to everybody. She’d been telling people for days who she was going as. A little boy on the yard took her over to show his mum. Florrie said everyone thought her costume was cool."Early in the film, Boudica visits a Roman city apparently quite close to where she is living and dresses as a Roman lady. Boudica has been portrayed in many other accounts (such as Miranda Aldhouse-Green’s Boudica Britannia ) as instinctively anti-Roman, so the depiction her pro-Roman family at the start of this film provides an interesting contrast.