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! Who was Boudicca? Picture taken from
www.e-gfl.org.uk
Why did she rebel against the Romans?:
Why did she rebel against the Romans? Picture taken from www.bbc.co.uk
Was her rebellion a success?:
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.
What happened to Boudicca?:
What happened to Boudicca? The Roman army was well trained and very organised. After a blood thirsty battle against Boudicca’s men, the Romans were victorious.
Boudicca refused to be captured and live under Roman rule so she drank poison and died.