Her Half of History

Boudica, Last Queen of the Iceni (ep. 12.3)


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Rome stole her country, publicly flogged her, and raped her daughters. The woman known variously as Boudica, Boudicca, Boadicea, Bonducca, and a dozen other variations fought back with everything she had. This episode includes:

  • How Rome came to the isle of Britain
  • How the Icenian king split his country between Rome and his daughters
  • How Rome wouldn't take half for an answer
  • How the Icenian queen gathered an army and burned three successive cities to the ground
  • How Rome won the last battle and the Iceni ceased to exist
  • How Boudica resurfaced as a symbol of British nationalism, female power, and female rage
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    Feature image by Paul Walter - Boudica statue, Westminster, CC BY 2.0

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