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A queen humiliated by Rome. A kingdom stripped bare. A rebellion that set Roman Britain on fire.
Boudica: The Queen Who Burned Roman Britain tells the powerful true story of the Iceni queen who led one of the most devastating revolts the Roman Empire ever faced.
After the death of her husband, King Prasutagus, Rome seized Iceni land, humiliated the royal household, and treated a client kingdom as conquered property. Boudica answered with fire. Gathering the Iceni, the Trinovantes, and other furious Britons, she led an uprising that destroyed Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium, shattered Roman confidence, and brought the province of Britain close to collapse.
This book explores:
• Britain before the Roman conquest
• The Iceni, the Trinovantes, and the tribal world of eastern Britain
• The Roman invasion of AD 43
• Prasutagus, client kingship, and Rome's dangerous bargains
• The flogging of Boudica and the assault on her daughters
• The destruction of Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium
• The defeat of part of the Ninth Legion
• Boudica's final battle against Suetonius Paulinus
• The mystery of her death
• The legacy of Boudica in British memory
From Celtic Britain to Roman occupation, from sacred groves to burning cities, from grief to rebellion, this is the story of a woman who became more dangerous to Rome in defeat than many kings were in victory.
For readers of Roman history, ancient Britain, Celtic history, women in history, military history, and dramatic true stories of rebellion against empire.
