134: Elodie Harper (Boudicca's Daughter)

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Charlie and Elodie Harper discuss the overlooked history of Iceni women and the complexities of their relationships in the context of Ancient Britain and Rome.

Charlie and Elodie Harper (Boudicca's Daughter) discuss the Iceni women history didn't deem important enough to give us names for, working with morally grey relationships for which there are no answers, and, in all this context, Ancient Britain and Ancient Rome. Please note that there is mention of rape and violence in this episode. General References: Butser Ancient Farm Books mentioned by name or extensively: Elodie Harper: The Wolf Den trilogy Elodie Harper: Boudicca's Daughter Release details: recorded 27th August 2025; published 8th December 2025 Where to find Elodie online: Website || Instagram Where to find Charlie online: Website || Instagram || TikTok Discussions 01:28 Why Elodie wrote about Boudicca's daughters; how Elodie approached the story in terms of responsibility; and the basics of the history that is known 09:04 Working with and including ancient texts that talk about Boudicca 11:05 Weaving Solina's almost completely fictional and Paulinus' somewhat factual stories together 15:19 Solina and Paulinus' mirrored experiences and the importance Elodie placed on Solina being both a cultural victim and aggressor 18:40 Solina and Paulinus are both from non-Roman…

People in this episode

Host: Charlie Place

Guest: Elodie Harper

Topics covered

• Iceni women
• Boudicca
• Ancient Britain
• Ancient Rome
• morally grey relationships
• historical fiction

Keywords

• Iceni
• Boudicca
• historical fiction
• Elodie Harper
• Ancient Rome
• women's history
• morally grey relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Boudicca's Daughter, The Wolf Den trilogy

Places: Ancient Britain, Ancient Rome

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