They say that history is written by the winners. While it’s a trite cliché, there might be some truth in it. It’s especially true when examining a figure like the Celtic-British freedom fighter Boudica. In 60AD Boudica led her people in a violent revolt against the Roman Empire. Unfortunately everything we know about her was written by Romans. What should we believe? Tune in and find out how Winston Churchill, the end of the earth, and tiny bean sized meals all play a roll in the story!

Works Cited

Caesar, Julius, et al. War Commentaries of Caesar. New American Library, 1987.

Cocceianus, Cassius Dio, et al. Dio’s Roman History. Harvard University Press, 1990.

Collingridge, Vanessa. Boudica: the Life and Legends of Britain’s Warrior Queen. Overlook Press, 2006.

Gillespie, Caitlin [VNV]. Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain. Oxford University Press, 2020.

Kightly, Charles. Folk Heroes of Britain. Thames & Hudson, 1982.

Madsen, Jesper Majbom. Cassius Dio. Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Mellor, Ronald. Tacitus’ Annals. Oxford University Press, 2011.

Rankin, H. D. Celts and the Classical World. Routledge, 1998.

Tacticus. Tacitus: Agricola. Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Webster, Graham. Boudica: the British Revolt Agains Rome AD 60. Batsford, 1993.

Wood, Scott. “Is Boudica Buried In London?” Londonist, 24 Aug. 2016, londonist.com/2016/08/is-boudica-buried-in-london.