Description
Book SynopsisThis book takes a new look at Queen Boudica, war leader, wife and mother and tries as best as possible to disentangle the facts as known from the heritage and mythology that has grown up the around the ill-fated rebellion nearly 2000 years ago.Reprinted 2023
Table of Contents8 Some Useful Definitions 9 list of Illustrations 10 English and Roman Place Names 11 Tribal Territories 13 English Tribal Leaders 14 Principal Romans 17 Introduction 21. What we Know? 24 What’s in a Name? 27 Before the Romans. 29 Setting the Scene, Julius Caesar 32 The Romans are back 39 The New Governor 41 King Prasutugus and the Iceni 43 The Roman Campaign in Wales 46 The Coming Storm. 48 The Final Straw 50 Blood and Fire 53 Planning for the worst 56 Boudica’s Nemesis 64 The Final Battlefield? 70 Aftermath 73 Did Boudicas’s revolt achieve anything? 75 How do we know what we know? 78 Unearthing the Evidence 79 Finding the bodies 79 Were Colchester, St Albans and London completely destroyed during the uprising? 82 Boudicca’s Assault on London 89 Communication 89 How many rebels were there? 91 Heritage, Legacy and Mythology 98 Film and Television 99 Conclusion 100 The What if? Question 100 Who were the Druids 104 About the author 105 Places of Interest 105 Selected Bibliography 109 Index 114 Essex Hundred Publications
