Table of Contents

1. Boudica's ancestors 2. Conquering a myth: Claudius and Britannia 3. Client kingship in the Roman empire: Prasutagus & Boudica 4. Other Boudicas: 'big women' in iron age Europe 5. Femmes Fatales: Boudica & Cartimandua 6. The role of the druids in Boudica's rebellion 7. Rape, rebellion & slaughter 8. Aftermath: Retribution & reconciliation 9. The Icenian wolf: Legend and legacy

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An exciting blend of historical and archaeological discoveries brings the story of Boudica right up-to-date.

About the Author

Miranda Aldhouse-Green is Professor of Archaeology at NewportUniversity. She has published fifteen books including Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend (1992), Celtic Goddesses (1995), Exploring the World of the Druids (1997, 2005) Dying for the Gods (2001) and An Archaeology of Images (Routledge, 2004).

Reviews

Equally at home with the classical Graeco-Roman world and that of the prehistoric European Iron Age, Professor Aldhouse-Green is well equipped to do justice to the fearsome warrior queen of the Britons who so nearly brought the story of Roman Britain to a premature end. This important study of Boudica not only makes full use of recent archaeological and classical scholarship, it also offers exciting new psychological insights into the first woman to make a significant impact on the history of Britain'. "Dr Paul R. Sealey, Assistant Curator of Archaeology, Colchester Museums"