Boudican revolt
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The Boudican revolt was an armed uprising by native Celtic Britons against the Roman Empire during the Roman conquest of Britain. It took place circa AD 60–61 in the Roman province of Britain, and it
Boadicea by Thomas Thornycroft, depicting Boudica with her daughters in their chariot as she addresses troops before the battle.
Bronze head, probably of Nero and struck from his statue in the revolt, in the British Museum
Iceni
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The Iceni or Eceni were an ancient tribe of eastern Britain during the Iron Age and early Roman era. Their territory included present-day Norfolk and parts of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Suffolk
Boudican revolt
…Empire during the Roman conquest of Britain. It took place circa AD 60–61 in the Roman province of Britain, and it was led by Boudica, the Queen of the Iceni tribe. The uprising was motivated by the Romans' failure to honour an agreement they had made with Boudica's husband, Prasutagus, regarding the succession…
Iceni plate brooch found at Caistor St Edmund (Norfolk Museums Collections)
Iceni coin
Iceni coin (reverse)