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Boudica: life of the week
Duncan Mackay discusses what we know about the Iceni warrior leader who rose up against the Roman empire
How much do we really know about the Iceni warrior leader who rose up against Rome? How close did she come to success? And can we know what she looked like? Speaking to Elinor Evans, archaeologist and writer Duncan Mackay traces the story of the freedom fighter Boudica, scourge of the Roman empire.
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Duncan Mackay is the author of Echolands: A Journey in Search of Boudica (Hodder & Stoughton, 2023)
Elinor Evans is digital editor of HistoryExtra.com. She commissions and writes history articles for the website, and regularly interviews historians for the award-winning HistoryExtra podcast