Boudica
When Romans flogged this Iceni queen and assaulted her daughters after her husband’s death in 60 CE, they created their worst nightmare. Boudica raised an army that destroyed multiple Roman settlements. Her forces razed Londinium (modern London) to the ground. Though eventually defeated, her rebellion nearly drove Romans from Britain. She likely took poison rather than face capture. Archaeological evidence still reveals burn layers dating to her uprising across multiple Roman sites.
