Boudica Her Life, Times and Legacy by John Davies and Bruce Robinson

There is no written record left by Boudica's people. No surviving oral or folk memory has been identified. Nor is there a single discovered artefact which she is known to have handled or location at which her presence can be proved.

And yet she stands firmly at the centre of East Anglian and English history. We need to understand that she did exist and that the bare skeleton of the story of the rebellion, as recorded by later writers, is essentially accurate, even if some of the detail has been spun. Dr John Davies, Chief Curator at Norwich Castle Museum and journalist Bruce Robinson tell us the story. The most readable and up to date story of what we really know of Celtic heroine Boudica. After the death of her husband Prasutagus she would lead a revolt against the invaders that shook the Roman Empire to its core. Colchester, London and St Albans all fell to the Icenian warriors before a final confrontation in the English Midlands restored Roman power. The book is produced by Poppyland Publishing ISBN 9780946148875 £9.95

Myth, invention and mystery surround her life. This fully illustrated book concentrates on just what we do know about the time in which she lived - and how modern archaeology is enabling us to take a considered view of the facts and strip away a little of the fiction that has grown over the years. It will stand as a popular introduction to a lady of great power and influence, much of it beyond her own time, and it looks with enthusiasm towards what archaeology might hope to discover in the future.

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