Title

Statue of Boadicea, Thames Embankment, London. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Statue of Boadicea, Thames Embankment, London. After the death of Boudicca's husband Prasutagus, leader of the Iceni, the Romans confiscated his lands, committing various atrocities, including the rape of Boudicca's daughters. This prompted Boudicca and the Iceni to launch a revolt against the Romans in 61 AD. The revolt was initially successful, with Colchester, London and St Albans 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. This bronze statue by Thomas Thornycroft depicting her in a chariot together with her daughters was unveiled in the 1850s.
Historica Graphica Collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D58_200

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 15,6in x 12,4in / 4694 x 3722 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Historica Graphica Collection nature animal tree road London England female women woman people animals horses horse family street daughter plant arts statue sculpture monarch art British color colour lane queen royal avenue ancient war warrior Westminster location Victorian century Britain rebellion revolution royalty lady concept embankment heroine chariot road Transport 19th century revolt nineteenth century revolutionary uprising City of Westminster 1st century Ancient Briton Briton Iceni sovereign TGN Thames Embankment Boudicca photograph Unknown Thomas Thomas Thornycroft Thornycroft Boedicea Boudicea Boadicea Boudica Queen Boadicea Thomas Thornycroft photograph