Boudicca's Rebellion
Wednesday May 11, 2005
In 61 CE, Boudicca, widow of the king of the Iceni, led a rebellion against the Roman conquerors, burning three of Rome's three biggest city centers in England. It was her revenge for the seizure of the kingdom she ruled for her daughters, and for the Roman's rape of her two daughters.
- Boudicca - the story of Boudicca and the rebellion
- Boudicca Leads a Rebellion Against the Romans - the story of the rebellion as told by Roman historian Tacitus
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The Romans had a peace treaty with her husband, not with Boudicca. She was just a woman. When the King died, Boudicca had a series of hissy fits because the Romans wouldn’t recognize her claim on the land. After a few skirmishes, the Romans decided to flex their muscle, defeating Boudicca and gang-raping her two daughters. Boudicca is said to have slunk off and poisoned herself, having seen her people defeated and her daughters gang-raped.
Yes she may have been only a woman but she challenged her people to FIGHT not lay down to the enemy.Celtic women often owned property more than their husbands what do you think the dowry was for? It was to relieve the father of any loss he might incur without her. She was the leader of her people and if you remember she was so repulsed of the thought of her daughters being brood-mares to the Romans that she not only poisoned herself but them also. Her likeness is honored and revered by many women who also believe it is nobler to die fighting than live in tyranny!
You’re missing the point. Her husband was the King. The Romans dealt with the King not the Queen. Boudicca just ended up getting a load of people killed. The Romans brought an advanced civilization and we have all benefitted. I think there is too much myth surrounding Boudicca and I don’t know many women who’d consider her defeat and her daughters gang-rape as a noble victory. Hail the Romans!
You say, “Hail the Romans!” So you admire those who gang-rape young girls in order to show their control over enemies. How, um, gallant of you. Advanced civilization? I don’t think that those young women would say that ALL benefited.
You don’t seem to mind about the men who died as a result of Boudica’s actions. Very revealing. Yes, the Romans brought advanced civilization but I somehow don’t think this is part of your “agenda”.
I was in Europe last fall and saw this scene in a rape comedy at the theatre.
what were the 3 cities?
Josh, the information you’re looking for is in the first link. This blog post introduces the article, and is not the whole article. You’ll find there the names of two of the cities and that the third is unknown.
boudica has 2 causes a roman cause and Iceni cause the roman say that boudica rebelled due to the fact she wanted revenge 4 the humiliation of her and her daughters, but she could havent gotten all those iceni to help rebel unless the romans had done something, the romans arrived before the revolt and put in place a client king (Prasutagus, boudiccas’ husband) and taxes, so emperor Nero could expand his empire in britain, but also took the Iceni weapons away in fear that they might rebel against the Romans while they were fighting somewhere else. During Boudicca’s rebellion she burnt down Camulodunum (Colchester), Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St Albans). but she was deafeated in the Battle of Watling Street, and she cowered away to poison herself at the sight of her people being defeated