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Boudica
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Boudica or Boudicca was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61. She is considered a British national her
Boadicea Haranguing the Britons (1793)
Boadicea Haranguing the Britons (1793)
Boudica depicted as a Tudor queen in Holinshed's Chronicles (1577)
Boudica depicted as a Tudor queen in Holinshed's Chronicles (1577)
The statue Boadicea and Her Daughters by Thomas Thornycroft, near Westminster Pier, London
The statue Boadicea and Her Daughters by Thomas Thornycroft, near Westminster Pier, London
The History of England (1791), illustration by Francis West
The History of England (1791), illustration by Francis West
Londinium
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Londinium, also known as Roman London, was probably the capital of Roman Britain during most of the period of Roman rule. Most twenty-first century historians think that it was originally a settlement
Boudica
…discharged Roman soldiers. Upon hearing of the revolt, the Roman governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus hurried from the island of Mona (modern Anglesey) to Londinium, the 20-year-old commercial settlement that was the rebels' next target. Unable to defend the settlement, he abandoned it. Boudica's army defeated a…
The rediscovery of Tacitus's works revived English interest in Boudica, particularly during the 19th century, when she was used as a symbol for Queen
The rediscovery of Tacitus's works revived English interest in Boudica, particularly during the 19th century, when she was used as a symbol for Queen Victoria and the British Empire. (Boadicea and Her Daughters by Thomas Thornycroft, 1860s, cast by his son in 1902.)
A model of London in 85–90 AD on display in the London Museum, depicting the first bridge over the River Thames, shown as having been of largely woode
A model of London in 85–90 AD on display in the London Museum, depicting the first bridge over the River Thames, shown as having been of largely wooden construction
A diagram of the Roman structures from the port of Londinium (c. AD 100) excavated along the north bank of the Thames, with warehouses at right
A diagram of the Roman structures from the port of Londinium (c. AD 100) excavated along the north bank of the Thames, with warehouses at right
A bronze head of Hadrian found in the River Thames in London (British Museum)
A bronze head of Hadrian found in the River Thames in London (British Museum)