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The Forum: Boudica, warrior queen

Detail from Boadicea Haranguing the Britons, by William Sharp, after John Opie, line engraving, published 1793

06/01/2022 GMT

Boudica, warrior queen

BBC World Service - The Forum, Boudica, warrior queen

The Iron Age English warrior queen who led a rebellion against the Romans

How Boudica, an Iron Age warrior queen, nearly defeated the Romans in Britain.

Boudica, also known as Boadicea, was a member of Iron Age aristocracy in Roman occupied England and her husband was the ruler of the Iceni people. When he died in around 60AD, Boudica, driven by Roman brutality, led a rebellion against the Roman army and marched on London. It was a ferocious attack that nearly drove the Romans out of Britain before Boudica was finally defeated.  Today, she is an iconic and sometimes controversial figure.  To explore Boudica,  Bridget Kendall is joined by professors Richard Hingley and Miranda Aldhouse-Green and Dr. Jane Webster.

(Image: Detail from Boadicea Haranguing the Britons by William Sharp, after John Opie, line engraving, published 1793. Credit: by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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