{"product_id":"boudicca-the-warrior-queen-paperback","title":"Boudicca: The Warrior Queen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. J. Trow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTaliesin Trow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the story of a British icon: Boudicca - humiliated widow of Prasutagus - who led British tribes into rage-fuelled war with the Roman Empire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoudicca is a legendary figure today, as the mother determined to avenge her ravaged children and the warrior who rose up to protect her land from the assault of a rampaging enemy. Many identify with her as an icon of womanly strength; she has even been described as a Margaret Thatcher without the handbag. Yet what of the true woman behind the legend? Did she really draw together a disparate tribal nation against a ruthless Roman occupier? And if so, how? In \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoudicca: The Warrior Queen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, MJ Trow strips away modern and ancient myths to reveal the flesh-and-blood woman who terrified Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of AD 60 Boudicca united several British tribes and led them in revenge attacks on the Roman towns of Colchester, London and St Albans, burning and destroying with a ferocity that has left a permanent scar on the archaeological landscape. Many people died in the flames of Roman settlements and, had the Iceni and their allies not been defeated, the entire course of British history would have been altered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes us on a journey through the Roman archives, the archaeological record and Celtic mythology to a new understanding of Boudicca - the warrior queen who took on the might of the greatest power of the ancient world and very nearly won. it is required reading for all with an interest in British and\/or ancient history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMJ Trow\u003c\/strong\u003e is a historian, biographer and crime novelist. His books include the well-known Lestrade and Maxwell series as well as non-fiction such as \u003cem\u003eWho Killed Kit Marlowe?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVlad the Impaler\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis son, \u003cstrong\u003eTaliesin Trow\u003c\/strong\u003e, who provided the archaeological focus for \u003cem\u003eBoudicca: The Warrior Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, is a graduate in history and archaeology whose other works include \u003cem\u003eSir Martin Frobisher: Seaman, Soldier, Explorer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777049100576,"sku":"9781839015373","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/801056d3c1cdff35f4642189eb025255.webp?v=1780491207","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/boudicca-the-warrior-queen-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}