About this episode

Kelli Beard explores the legend of Boudica, analyzing the historical accuracy of her story as presented by Roman sources.

Join Kelli as she goes over the popular legend of Boudica, the short-lived queen of the Iceni peoples in Iron Age Britain. Much of what we know about Boudica comes from heavily-biased Roman sources, written decades or over a century after the events they describe. So how much of her story is fact, and how much is fiction? And was Boudica even a real person? Let's dive into the available written and archaeological sources and analyze why the Romans might have written about her the way they did...

People in this episode

Host: Kelli Beard

Topics covered

• Boudica
• warrior queens
• Roman history
• Iron Age Britain
• historical analysis
• myth vs. fact

Keywords

• Boudica
• Iceni
• Roman sources
• Iron Age
• warrior queen
• historical fact
• mythology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Romans

Places: Britain, Iceni

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