Boudicca (also spelled Boudica or Boudicea) was the queen of the Iceni, a tribe based in modern day Norfolk, in eastern England. In A.D. 60, she led a revolt against the Romans that resulted in the destruction of two (possibly three) Roman settlements and almost drove the empire off the island.

Bronze Age

AD 43

The Britons both respected and feared them. It was believed that a Druid could see into the future – they also acted as teachers and judges. In their own way, the Druids were very religious. It was this particular issue that angered the Romans as the Druids sacrificed people to their gods.

The Catuvellauni were known to be an aggressive and forceful tribe capable of defending their expanding territories against the Romans. Under Caratacus and Togodumnus the fight began in 43AD, leading the resistance in the south east of England against the Roman invaders led by Aulus Plautius.

The Romans under their general Aulus Plautius first forced their way inland in several battles against British tribes, including the Battle of the Medway, the Battle of the Thames, and in later years the Battle of Caer Caradoc against Caratacus and the Battle of Mona in Anglesey….Roman conquest of Britain.

Julius Caesar was the leader of the army in Roman Gaul. He was angry with the Celts for helping the Gauls so he took some of the Roman army across to Britain to teach them a lesson. The Romans, who were used to fighting on dry land, were forced to fight in the water because the Celts charged down the beach.

After the Romans, the next group of people to settle in Britain were the Anglo-Saxons. They were farmers, not townspeople. They abandoned many of the Roman towns and set up new kingdoms, but some Roman towns continued to exist and still exist today.

They never attempted to invade Ireland. The Romans were not able to conquer northern England and Scotland because the specific terrain allowed guerilla tactics, draining resources.

Ireland was one of the few areas of western Europe not conquered by Rome.