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6. Boudicca ............................

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In 60 or 61 AD Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni and newly widowed, was stripped of her inheritance by the occupying Roman army. She was publicly flogged - and her two daughters raped.

In retaliation she led 100,000 Iceni warriors and those of several other tribes, in a revolt against the Roman invaders.
They marched on Colchester and put it to the torch. They then fought and destroyed the Legion IX Hispana - and went on to burn and destroy London, and St.Albans.
An estimated 70,000–80,000 Romans and British were killed in the three cities.

The Roman governor, Paulinus marched his battle trained and highly disciplined troops to intercept the tribes.
Her brave, but disorganised troops stood no chance. In the final battle many thousands of Britons were killed - soldiers and their families too.

Boudicca is thought to have taken her own life as honour payment for her people's dead.
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alc26's avatar
those tears really get to me...your a fine artist