by Ralph Harvey
‘Boudicca — Queen of Death’ is not a book for the faint-hearted or squeamish, but is still tinged with scenes of love and devotion as a beaten and subjugated people try to keep a degree of humanity about them in an era of barbarity on both sides. Boudicca, badly wounded, is said to have taken poison and been buried with great pomp and ceremony at a secret location. To this day her burial chamber has never been found
This then is her story, the rise and fall of the great English Queen Boudicca, the Queen who won every battle … and lost the war.
Post Script:
John.R. Eagle (Historical advisor to Ridley Scott on the film 'Gladiator') said about Boudicca – queen of death:
“…You have captured the atmosphere of the period and have entwined love scenes into the drama most skilfully, which together with the Arena and Bordello (scenes) breaks up what could have been a saga of sheer horror.
The conclusions you have reached on the violation of Boudicca’s daughters and of her flogging are my sentiments also, and the fall of Verulanium so swiftly, I agree must have been treachery.”
(And for the record the Iceni did not have blades on their chariots, this has been added for dramatic effect into book and the script for the film.)