The Revolt of Boudica: Britain’s Warrior Queen

⚔️Join Heroes of History now using my link https://innogames.sng.link/Abqbt/lyjg/sm9p&label=DanDavis and enter code DDAVIS to get a 5⭐ Hero - Amelia Earhart ⚡Available only for new players! #HeroesofHistoryPartner Disclaimer: promo code is only valid for new players for the first 7 days. In AD 61, Boudica, queen of the Iceni, led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain. After the death of her husband Prasutagus, Roman officials seized his kingdom. According to the historian Tacitus, Boudica was flogged and her daughters were sexually assaulted. The Iceni rose up alongside the Trinovantes and other Britons who had grievances of their own. Boudica’s army destroyed Camulodunum (Colchester), then burned Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St Albans). But who was this woman who inspired her people to defy Rome? What had the occupiers done to provoke such destruction? And why has Boudicca’s story remained so enduring almost two thousand years later? *If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel* Become a YouTube Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVwT8zcS5Z_rYXnpomlbfg/join Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dandavisauthor All my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xngwz5 *Sources* Tacitus, Annals https://link.amazon/B07v9Smsb Tacitus, Agricola (barely a source) https://link.amazon/B08mHLTPo Cassius Dio, Roman History (book 62) https://link.amazon/B03KeYX5o Echolands: A Journey in Search of Boudica by Duncan Mackay https://link.amazon/B04MNMQqV Cassidy, L. M., et al. (2025), “Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain,” Nature 637, 1136–1142 Olalde, I., et al. (2026), “Ancient DNA reveals matrilineal organisation and recurrent unions between dominant matrilines in Iron Age Britain.” (currently a preprint) Daphne Nash Briggs, “The Language of Inscriptions on Icenian Coinage,” in The Iron Age in Northern East Anglia (2011) Daphne Nash Briggs, “Multilingual Coin Inscriptions and Their Context in Pre-Roman East Anglia,” Philology 3 (2017) Daphne Nash Briggs, “Sacred Image and Regional Identity in Late-Prehistoric Norfolk,” in Art, Faith and Place in East Anglia (2012) *Thank you to the artists* Ancient Europeans https://www.instagram.com/ancienteuropeans2/ Joan Francesc Oliveras https://www.instagram.com/jfoliveras/ *Video Chapters* 00:00 Boudica’s Revolt 03:00 Roman Invasion of Britain 05:45 The Iceni 08:28 Camulodunum 11:19 The Uprising Begins 15:05 Camulodunum Burns 17:23 Ancient Sources 18:05 Who Was Boudica? 21:25 Women Leaders in Iron Age Britain 22:30 Londinium’s Burning 23:52 The Final Battle 29:41 Boudica’s Legacy