History Year 8 Ancient Rome

The primary sources of the story of Boudicca's revolt are the Roman historians, Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56-117 CE) and Cassius Dio (150-235 CE). These two offer different versions of the story in that Tacitus claims the revolt sprang from the ill treatment of the Iceni following Prasutagus' death while Dio writes that the cause of the uprising was a dispute over a loan.

Vanessa Collingridge tells the story of Boudica (also called Boudicca or Boadicea), the woman who raised and led a native army in revolt against oppressive Roman rule in Britain in AD 60.

Brief History

Queen Boudica was the warrior queen of the Iceni whose rebellion against the Romans was roundly – if belatedly – quashed.