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Queen Boadicea

Queen Boadicea. Kevin Gonzalez Kasee worstell Kyle Dickey Claudia valdivia Per. 3. Who Was Queen Boadicea?. She was born around 25 A.D. to a royal family in Celtic Britain. She was an intelligent and intimitading leader. M arried Prasutagus at an early age and had two daughters.

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Queen Boadicea

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  1. Queen Boadicea Kevin Gonzalez Kaseeworstell Kyle Dickey Claudia valdivia Per. 3

  2. Who Was Queen Boadicea? She was born around 25 A.D. to a royal family in Celtic Britain. She was an intelligent and intimitading leader. Married Prasutagus at an early age and had two daughters. Queen Boadicea was the wife of Prasutagus, the ruler of the Iceni tribe and independent from the Roman Empire.

  3. Prasutagus and the Roman Empire Prasutagus allied with the Roman Empire in exchange for local autonomy. He left his kingdom jointly to Rome and his daughters in his will. After Prasutagus’ death, the Romans ignored his will and annexed the kingdom; Boadicea was beaten and their daughters were raped.

  4. What Did Queen Boadicea Do? She was chosen to take control of the Iceni tribe and fight against the Roman Empire in order to avenge her family, her tribe, and her honor. Boadicea, along with the Iceni, slaughtered the Roman army, torched Londinium ,and had her army kill about 70,000 civilians in Londinium, Veralumium, and Camulodunum. She instructed her men to cut throats, hang, burn, and crucify.

  5. Queen Boadicea’s Death After destroying Londinium, Veralumium, and Camulodunum, her army was ready to face the Roman governor, Paulinius. Even though her men were exhausted. Her army had lack of movement which put her at a disadvantage against the Romans who were skilled at open combat due to equipment. This led to Queen Boadicea’s downfall. Facing imminent capture, Queen Boadicea committed suicide.

  6. Boadicea’s Legacy Regarded as a mother, wife, and queen defending her country Britain lost discouraged more revolts against the Roman Empire Empowered other female rulers, particularly Queen Elizabeth I which claimed Boadicea as her namesake

  7. Other Facts About Boadicea Aka Boudicca, Boudica, Boudicea, Bodica Boudica means ‘Victoria’ History of events recorded by Tacitus and Cassius Dio Writings rediscovered during the Renaissance

  8. Boadicea Today

  9. Works Cited Page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica http://www.historynet.com/boudica-celtic-war-queen-who-challenged-rome.htm http://heroinesofhistory.wikispaces.com/Boudicca http://www.unc.edu/celtic/catalogue/boudica/catalog.html http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/britannia/boudica/boudicanrevolt.html http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/articles/b/boudica.aspx

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