The Riddle of Boudica by Andrew Summers Paperback Book

Description: The Riddle of Boudica by Andrew Summers This book takes a new look at Queen Boudica, war leader, wife and mother and tries as best as possible to disentangle the facts as known from the heritage and mythology that has grown up the around the ill-fated rebellion nearly 2000 years ago.Reprinted 2023 FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Roman occupation of Britain lasted over 350 years. Seventeen years after the Romans arrived in force in AD43, Queen Boudica led an uprising which resulted in the destruction of Colchester, London and St Albans. The rebellion was short lived and resulted in a harsh crackdown. Yet, in later years Roman rule was interrupted by several uprisings and incursions by the natives. Two hundred years after Boudicas death part of the occupying Roman Army mutinied. One hundred years later the Roman Commander, Marcus Aurelius Carausius, proclaimed himself Emperor of an independent Britain. However, the insurrections were supressed, the mutiny put down, the usurper overthrown and Roman rule returned to more or less normal.Despite all the upheavals in the British Isles during Romes long tenure, we find it is only Boudica who is especially remembered. The Riddle of Boudica explores the facts of the rebellion as known and examines the resultant heritage, legacy and mythology grown up around it and poses an intriguing What if? question. Author Biography Andrew Summers was born within the sound of Bow Bells (on aquiet day) and after a spell in North Kent has lived in Hadleigh in Essexfor the last 35 years and been married to Glenis for over 50 years.Andrew has bought books, sold books, printed books and now writesand publishes books too!Andrew has edited The Numbers Had to Tally, a Second WorldWar survival story and Once Upon a Time in Southend (and District).He has also penned They Did Their Duty, Essex Farm, a book which tellsthe story of Essex Farm in Belgium and its connections with the EssexRegiment.Along with his colleague John Debenham, Andrew has co-authored several books in the Essex Hundred series such as The EssexHundred Histories, The Essex Hundred, (The History of Essex in 100poems), Battlefield Essex and Magna Carta in Essex.Andrew is still busy writing and pandemics permitting tours thecounty giving talks on a variety of Essex topics. Table of Contents 8 Some Useful Definitions9 list of Illustrations10 English and Roman Place Names11 Tribal Territories13 English Tribal Leaders14 Principal Romans17 Introduction21. What we Know?24 Whats in a Name?27 Before the Romans.29 Setting the Scene, Julius Caesar32 The Romans are back39 The New Governor41 King Prasutugus and the Iceni43 The Roman Campaign in Wales46 The Coming Storm.48 The Final Straw50 Blood and Fire53 Planning for the worst56 Boudicas Nemesis64 The Final Battlefield?70 Aftermath73 Did Boudicass revolt achieve anything?75 How do we know what we know?78 Unearthing the Evidence79 Finding the bodies79 Were Colchester, St Albans and London completelydestroyed during the uprising?82 Boudiccas Assault on London89 Communication89 How many rebels were there?91 Heritage, Legacy and Mythology98 Film and Television99 Conclusion100 The What if? Question100 Who were the Druids104 About the author105 Places of Interest105 Selected Bibliography109 Index114 Essex Hundred Publications Promotional Linked illustrated short talk by the author available Details ISBN0993108334 Author Andrew Summers Pages 116 Year 2022 ISBN-10 0993108334 ISBN-13 9780993108334 Publication Date 2022-11-21 UK Release Date 2022-11-21 Format Paperback Imprint ESSEX HUNDRED PUBLICATIONS Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 30 Colour, Black and While Illustrations and maps AU Release Date 2022-11-21 NZ Release Date 2022-11-21 Publisher ESSEX HUNDRED PUBLICATIONS Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139250230;

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