Boadicea
died a.d. 62, queen of the Iceni: leader of an unsuccessful revolt against the Romans in Britain.
Historical Examples
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VII. (of 12) Edmund Burke
The Shellback’s Progress Walter Runciman
Beric the Briton G. A. Henty
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2) Ellen C. Clayton
Through East Anglia in a Motor Car J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
Beric the Briton G. A. Henty
Beric the Briton G. A. Henty
Beric the Briton G. A. Henty
Beric the Briton G. A. Henty
Bill the Minder W. Heath Robinson
noun
another name for Boudicca
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