Re-invented by the Victorians, under the name of Boadicea, Boudicca was presented as an idol of nationalism, of British warrior tradition and, somewhat incongruently, as a figurehead of imperialism, ...
The queen and warrior who led a revolt against the Romans is enjoying a national resurgence as a symbol of rebellion At the Roar Women’s Festival in Colchester last month, a very special agony aunt ...
Once the British Isles were seen as a stronghold of female leadership. Patriarchal culture pushed these stories to the geographical margins – yet they live on, a force too potent to ignore Throughout ...
HELLO! can exclusively reveal that 300 services veterans setting sail on a historic voyage across the English Channel to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day will be joined by a special surprise guest – ...
Early on a Norwich autumn morning, and I was standing naked in a hotel room. On the bed lay my new walking clothes: walking trousers, expensive pants at the cutting edge of underwear technology, ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a ritual burial of 2,000-year-old human skulls - sparking the theory they could be the remains of Boudicca's rebels - as the London Crossrail excavations continue. The ...