Statue of Boudicca near Westminster Pier as commissioned by Prince Albert and executed by Thomas Thornycroft. It was completed in 1905. Photo by A.Brady
The Boudican Revolt: Countdown to defeat
Grahame Appleby
Hertfordshire Archaeology and History: Vol. 16 (2009 )
Abstract
This paper reconsiders the chronology of the Boudican rebellion from its outbreak to when it concluded with the defeat of the Iceni and how the chronology of the rebellion can be used to gauge the more probable location of the final battle. It is not the aim of the paper to review the causes leading directly or indirectly to the rebellion as these have been covered extensively elsewhere or to rehearse the scant archaeological evidence used to support arguments for the location of the final battle. Nonetheless, where relevant, salient details from both archaeological and historical sources are brought to bear to support the conclusion that the final battle took place on or near the Icknield Way.
The purpose of this paper is to reconsider the chronology of the Boudican rebellion from its outbreak to when it concluded with the defeat of the Iceni and how the chronology can be used to gauge the more probable location of the battlefield. It is not the aim of this paper to review the causes leading directly or indirectly to the rebellion as these have been covered elsewhere in greater detail (Webster 1978; Salway 1980; Waite 2007), or to rehearse the scant archaeological evidence used to support arguments for the location of the final battle. Nonetheless, where relevant, in support my thesis that the inal battle took place on or near the Icknield Way, salient details from both archaeological and historical sources will be brought to bear.
The Boudican Revolt: Countdown to defeat
Grahame Appleby
Hertfordshire Archaeology and History: Vol. 16 (2009 )
Abstract
This paper reconsiders the chronology of the Boudican rebellion from its outbreak to when it concluded with the defeat of the Iceni and how the chronology of the rebellion can be used to gauge the more probable location of the final battle. It is not the aim of the paper to review the causes leading directly or indirectly to the rebellion as these have been covered extensively elsewhere or to rehearse the scant archaeological evidence used to support arguments for the location of the final battle. Nonetheless, where relevant, salient details from both archaeological and historical sources are brought to bear to support the conclusion that the final battle took place on or near the Icknield Way.
The purpose of this paper is to reconsider the chronology of the Boudican rebellion from its outbreak to when it concluded with the defeat of the Iceni and how the chronology can be used to gauge the more probable location of the battlefield. It is not the aim of this paper to review the causes leading directly or indirectly to the rebellion as these have been covered elsewhere in greater detail (Webster 1978; Salway 1980; Waite 2007), or to rehearse the scant archaeological evidence used to support arguments for the location of the final battle. Nonetheless, where relevant, in support my thesis that the inal battle took place on or near the Icknield Way, salient details from both archaeological and historical sources will be brought to bear.
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