Boudica, Queen of the Iceni [Paperback]

Marlene Sosebee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2002

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire conquered most of Europe by slaughtering and enslaving millions of ancient Celts. All of Europe, from Britain to as far south as Italy and from what is now France, to as far east as Turkey, was all under Celtic rule. The Romans conquered these ancient Celts with superior military tactics and better weapons. When the Roman legions attacked a Celtic village, they would kill all the men, enslave the children and make whores of the women.

In 55BC, Julius Caesar invaded Britain for its wealth in copper and tin. The Britons, or ancient Celts, were made up of many tribes ruled by kings and queens. Unlike the Romans, Celtic women had as many rights as men.

On this remote island, the Romans decided to keep the villages in tact and create client kingdoms, taking half of every tribes wealth and production.

After the death of King Prasutagus, the Iceni tribe was left to his Queen Boudica. This was something the Romans could not except. For them, women had no right to own property for they were themselves, property to the Romans. When Queen Boudica stood up to the Romans, she was flogged and her two young daughters were raped. In 61 AD, Boudica led a revolt through, Camulodunum, Verulamium and what is now London, killing 70 thousand Romans.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book has been re-edited and re-published. The new version is now ready and is 109 pages.

From the Author

I think it is essential to state that the very most important thing in the study of historical events is perception. Any two people can read the same facts and interpret them completely differently. That is the reason I chose to write about Boudica. After years of research, I believe that there has been an injustice done to the memory of the ancient Celts. For thousands of years, historians have made the Roman Empire out to be the saviors and creators of modern day civilization. Without trying to offend anyone, I feel this assumption to be wrong in many ways. The loss of the Mother Goddess and the rape of our planet has directly come from these Roman ideals. Much spirituality has been lost and we are in need of re-evaluating ourselves as a civilized world and re-interpreting the past in hopes of retaining some lost and most valuable information.

In this book, I may have exaggerated in some places to effectually create a dramatic story line. In doing so, I believe I have kept close enough to the facts so that I did not compromise the value of its content. Although this book is thoroughly researched and based on historical events, it is still a work of fiction and should be regarded as such.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 109 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp.; Revised edition (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738832235
• ISBN-13: 978-0738832234
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,133,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars govan1, June 6, 2003

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"govan1" (whalley, lancashire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boudica, Queen of the Iceni (Paperback)

this was a disappointing read after expecting something more.there are too many "americanisms" such as "mom" and i feel the detail is short and would be better suited to a 2nd form reader at High school. it is such a short book to cover such a massive piece of history, sorry.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars All too short, very disappointing, July 19, 2003

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Mary+cats "maryscats" (North Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boudica, Queen of the Iceni (Paperback)

When I saw the title of this book, I immediately ordered it, expecting at least something more substantial and factual with better descriptions of the locale and action. I was very disappointed at the brevity and lack of significant detail. The author should have let her characters speak and act for themselves, rather than the descriptions, based on the Zodiac, which I doubt the Iceni used. I wish this had been a better book as I really love Queen Boudica and what she tried to do for her people.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this story, January 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Boudica, Queen of the Iceni (Paperback)

Boudica is someone that everyone should know about. There is too little known about her and Miss Sosebee's book helps fill in some of the gaps. Although it is only 100 pages, I still recomend it for those that wish to try and understand a certain part of world history that cannot be ignored. Boudica truly was an amazing woman.