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−	~~'''Boudicca''' or '''Boadicea''' was a queen of the~~ [[~~Iceni~~]] tribe in [[Celts\|Celtic]] [[Britain]], in the area now known as East Anglia. Following the death of her husband Prasutagus, the Iceni ruler, Boudicca was flogged by the new Roman overlords and her daughters were [[rape\|raped]]. Bioudicca launched upon a war of revenge,slaughtering four [[Rome\|Roman]] legions and razing (burning) the [[Roman]] cities of Colchester (Camolodunum), St Albans (Verulamium) and [[London\|Londinium]]. She killed every Roman citizen she found in the city and threw their heads into [[The Thames]]. One of the skulls can be seen on display in the Museum of London.	+	#REDIRECT [[Boudica]]
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−	~~She is usually depicted riding a [[chariot]] with [scythe]]s attached to its wheels.~~