Biography of boutica

Queen of the British Iceni tribe (d. 60/61)

For other uses of this word (spelled this way and as Boadicea, Boudicca, Boudicea, etc.), see Boudica (disambiguation).

Boudica or Boudicca (, from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā 'having' suffix, i.e.

'Victorious Woman', known in Latinchronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug, pronounced[ˈbɨðɨɡ]) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or She is considered a British national heroine and a symbol of the struggle for justice and independence.

Biography of boutica

Boudica's husband Prasutagus, with whom she had two daughters, ruled as a nominally independent ally of Rome. He left his kingdom jointly to his daughters and to the Roman emperor in his will. When he died, his will was ignored, and the kingdom was annexed and his property taken.

According to the Roman historian Tacitus, Boudica was flogged and her d