Boudicca (Boadicea) lst century British queen of the Iceni, rallying her troops, c1900.

Boudicca (Boadicea) lst century British queen of the Iceni, rallying her troops, c1900. The warrior queen Boudicca launched a revolt against the Romans in Britain in 61 AD. The revolt was initially successful, with Colchester, London and Verulaimium brutally sacked. Eventually Boudicca's army was defeated by a Roman force under Seutonius Paullinus, after which Boudicca is said to have committed suicide by taking poison. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)