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fandomhigh2022-07-18 07:21 am
intheeyeofthebeholding) wrote in fandomhigh2022-07-18 07:21 am
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British History, Monday
Jon waved at everybody and ran a hand through his hair, which was getting a bit shaggy now he thought about it. He shook himself.
"Right. Boudicca, who lived in the first century, was queen of the Iceni tribe of Celts in modern-day East Anglia. Her husband, Prasutagus, was an independent ally of Rome, and divided his estate between his daughters and the Roman emperor Nero, who was known for neither his generosity nor his fairness. When Prasutagus died, the Romans took all of his lands and revoked the Iceni's status as allies.
"Boudicca, naturally, objected to this action. In return, she was flogged and her two daughters were raped." Jon looked grim. "So she began a revolt against Rome. Her people left the Roman cities of Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium - that's Colchester, London, and St. Albans today - in ruins and over 80,000 Roman Britons dead. She was doing very well with her rebellion until the Roman governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus,managed to choose a battlefield where her numbers worked against themselves, and defeated her at the Battle of Watling Street. Boudicca is said to have poisoned herself when she was defeated.
After that, Suetonius instituted harsher laws on the British populace to try to prevent any further rebellions, until his successor decided that he'd do a bit better by being more lenient. The Romans held Britain until they withdrew in 410. Still, she may not have won, but Boudicca is celebrated as a national hero and as an icon for those seeking justice and freedom."
"Right. Boudicca, who lived in the first century, was queen of the Iceni tribe of Celts in modern-day East Anglia. Her husband, Prasutagus, was an independent ally of Rome, and divided his estate between his daughters and the Roman emperor Nero, who was known for neither his generosity nor his fairness. When Prasutagus died, the Romans took all of his lands and revoked the Iceni's status as allies.
"Boudicca, naturally, objected to this action. In return, she was flogged and her two daughters were raped." Jon looked grim. "So she began a revolt against Rome. Her people left the Roman cities of Camulodunum, Londinium, and Verulamium - that's Colchester, London, and St. Albans today - in ruins and over 80,000 Roman Britons dead. She was doing very well with her rebellion until the Roman governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus,managed to choose a battlefield where her numbers worked against themselves, and defeated her at the Battle of Watling Street. Boudicca is said to have poisoned herself when she was defeated.
After that, Suetonius instituted harsher laws on the British populace to try to prevent any further rebellions, until his successor decided that he'd do a bit better by being more lenient. The Romans held Britain until they withdrew in 410. Still, she may not have won, but Boudicca is celebrated as a national hero and as an icon for those seeking justice and freedom."
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