Boudicca (also spelled Boadicea and Boudica) was the wife of King Prasutagus of the Celtic Iceni, in the east of ancient Britain. When the Romans conquered Britain, they allowed the king to continue his rule, but when he died and his wife, Boudicca took over, the Romans wanted the territory. In an effort to assert their dominance, the Romans are said to have stripped and beaten Boudicca and raped her daughters. In a brave act of retaliation, in about A.D. 60, Boudicca led her troops and the Trinovantes of Camulodunum (Colchester) against the Romans, killing thousands in Camulodunum, London, and Verulamium (St. Albans). Boudicca's success didn't last long. The tide turned and the Roman governor in Britain, Gaius Suetonius Paullinus (or Paulinus), defeated the Celts. It is not known how Boudicca died. She may have committed suicide.
Boudicca is on the list of Most Important People to Know in Ancient History.
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6. Boudicca
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