This vivid and bloodthirsty tale explores the true story of the woman who took on the might of the greatest power of the ancient world and nearly drove it out of part of its empire.
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M.J.Trow is a crime novelist and historian. He teaches history in a school on the Isle of Wight. His novels include the Lestrade series for Macmillan/Constable and the Maxwell series for Hodder. His non-fiction included Who Killed Kit Marlowe? (Sutton, 2000), Vlad the Impaler. (Sutton 2003)
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A Scholarly Work of History and Archaeology,
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This review is from: Boudicca: The Warrior Queen (Paperback)
Despite this book's title, the author's focus is mainly on ancient Britain and its peoples in the face of Roman invasion. The author is very careful in pointing out what is known, what is legend, what is not known and what can never be known about Boudicca and the people of Britain during that period. The sources of the information presented are clearly stated as are the shortcomings of those sources. The author writes clearly and much of the text is very detailed. A reader expecting to read about details in the life of Boudicca will be disappointed. However, a reader seriously interested in history and archaeology will find much valuable information here. A few maps to illustrate the geographical locations of the various tribes and where important events took place would have been very useful.
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Getting through the first part of the book is worth it for the rest.,
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Although the first third of Trow's scholarly work on Boudicca is somewhat dry, it does set the stage for the facinating other two thirds. Because what little written record there is comes to us from Boudicca's enemies, it is necessary for the author to examin the times in which she lived and the religion she practiced.
Only the uneducated would not already realize that Christian holidays are based on more ancient Pagan holidays celebrated by the peoples missionaries converted. To say that the author has an axe to grind because he mentions this fact is a bit of an overstatement. The book is full of factual information where fact can be discerned and the information regarding Pagan religions is accurate. It is unfortunate that what information we have about this ancient woman does not appear in history books of general disscemination such as school text books. The fact that a woman put up such a valliant fight to drive the Romans out of Britain should be more common knowledge.
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Review of Boudicca,
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I found the book very informitave not dry yet sensitive
to the plight of Celtic Britan. The working backwords is paramount as the only sources for the Boudiccdan revolt were Roman and extracting and interplating information from the prejudices of Roman society had towards women is extreamly valuable. Also the knowledge of the Roman emperiors of the period has caused interest in these personalities which will promt more research on my part. Extreamly inlightening reading.
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