Boudicca

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Boudiccas Revolt
Who was Boudicca? Why did she rebel against the
Romans? Was her rebellion a success? What
happened to her? Picture taken from
www.e-gfl.org.uk
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Who was Boudicca?
In AD 61 the Romans faced their most serious
problem. The Celts were rebelling. This happened
because Prasutagus, the King of the Iceni tribe
had died. Prasutagus had always been friendly
with the Romans, but his wife Boudicca did not
agree with him. The Romans wanted Boudicca to pay
lots of taxes and give up her throne, but she
decided to fight back!
Picture taken from www.e-gfl.org.uk
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Why did she rebel against the Romans?
Picture taken from www.bbc.co.uk
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Was her rebellion a success?
The Roman army was away in Devon and North Wales
when they heard about the rebellion. The Roman
General in Devon was too scared to do anything
about it and the General in Wales had to march
all the way back down to London. It took a long
time for him to reach London. Boudicca had lots
of soldiers but the Roman army were very
organised and well trained. After a long, hard
battle the Britons were defeated.
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What happened to Boudicca?
The Roman army was well trained and very
organised. After a blood thirsty battle against
Boudiccas men, the Romans were
victorious. Boudicca refused to be captured and
live under Roman rule so she drank poison and
died.