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 heroine and a symbol of the struggle for justice and independence. The Iceni or Eceni were a Brittonic tribe of eastern Britain during the Iron Age and early Roman era. Their territory included present-day Norfolk and parts of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, and bordered the area of the Corieltauvi to the west, and the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes to the south. Sir Thomas Browne, the first English archaeological writer, said of the Roman occupation, Boudica and Iceni coins: That Britain was notably populous is undeniable, from that expression … Continue reading Rh- Warrior Women: Boudica, Queen of the Iceni