Queen Boudica's Brutal Revolt Against Rome (60 AD)

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The Roman conquest of Celtic Britain is halted in 60 AD when Boudica, Queen of the Iceni tribe of Celtic Britain, leads a massive revolt against Roman occupation. From Roman Colchester to London, the rebels leave destruction in their wake, shaking the resolve of Emperor Nero, until the Britons face off against the mighty Roman legionaries at what would become known as the Battle of Watling Street.
Boudica is also often referred to as Boadicea or Boudicca.
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Happy ending for Rome definitely

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@@boid9761 Rome fell. No happy ending.

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@@Greenstriker9235 Rome fell almost 1,400 years later, or 400 years in Britain. A happy ending for Caractacus, the more interesting rebel who lasted 9 years fighting the Roman invasion by Claudius and survived to retire.

[@yung.alchemist]

Id definitely say Queen Boudica's side were the "good guys" here. They were fighting against imperialism and the destruction of their lands and people, and the queen herself was avenging her family, especially her tortured daughters, and herself. The Romans had no business being there or defiling her and her daughters, so whatever bad happens to them, they brought upon themselves

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[@firingallcylinders2949]

The battle of Watling Street is one of the greatest examples of organization, discipline, skill and tactics vs. sheer numbers in a battle in the ancient world.

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Yes and an example of dumb emotional commanders. :)

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@@ruthlessgaming3869 Wdym dumb emotional commander? He wasn't bad at all, and it's called a speech for an reason

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@@lazyguy3081 he’s probably talking about Boudicca who attacked the Romans head on and didn’t use her numbers to her advantage

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@@lazyguy3081 I obviously meant Boudicca

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This part of history is really cool. Boudica as a rebel warrior is very cool to me. I love people like this in history.

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You mean rebels? Yeah, in undergrad I specifically focused on the history of revolutions and insurrections

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Who didn’t fight

[@zippyparakeet1074]

What a rebel! Massacred defenseless Roman cities and folded after encountering the first ragtag Roman army that came to meet them against whom Boudica had an at least 5 to 1 advantage. What a hero.

[@ruthlessgaming3869]

@@zippyparakeet1074 Well actually the odds were even worse it’s said that her army swelled to over hundred thousand by the time she fought her final battle with lower estimates being eighty thousand. The Roman army however only numbered just under 10,000 so the odds was more like 10 to 1 or if you want to be generous 8 to 1 and the first field battle he mentioned that Boudicca won he didn’t even mention that that force only numbered 2000 to Boudicca’s 80,000 so 40 to 1 definitely not a great commander.

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For anyone wondering, Nero was considered Rome's most evil dictator as he slaughtered thousands of innocents and was a psychopath

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@@gamerstheater1187 Most of what we know about Nero was written by his political adversaries, he may not even (by Roman Emperor standards) be that psychopathic

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I studied classics and particularly focused on Nero in college, so this was a nice treat. I really appreciate the acknowledgement at 4:22 that there are only two main literary sources for this history, and that both of them put words in the mouths of the important figures (especially the Britons) for their own rhetorical purposes to criticize and comment on contemporary issues. This can get overshadowed when people cover the rebellion, taking everything at face value. Though admittedly Tacitus' invented speeches are pretty damn good. I will say, though, that the passage of Tacitus' Annals concerning Nero's persecution of Christians in the aftermath of the Great Fire in 64 AD (10:22 on in the video) is and has been a fierce topic of debate among historians for a long time, despite only being about 154 words long. In short, there's considerable doubt about whether the passage was actually written by Tacitus at all, with possibilities ranging from misinterpretation to a deliberate fabrication by a later writer. My understanding is that the most likely scenario is that Tacitus wrote of *a* group being scapegoated for causing the fire, and a later Roman author, compiler, or similar assumed he meant Christians and added in specifics. Or, less charitably, it may be that a Roman *Christian* made it out to be Christians in order to fit the Christian ideal of martyrdom and act as a sort of catalyst for later Roman persecution of Christians that is much better evidenced. There's a great discussion of this issue in all its complexity in Anthony Barrett's "Rome is Burning: Nero and the Fire that Ended a Dynasty," which is also just an excellent read in general.

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Thanks. Yes, had to make sure to mention the somewhat unreliable narrators we have to rely on! With regard to Tacitus, it is almost the scholarly consensus that the passage is authentic and consistent with other contemporary accounts, and likely lent credence by the general disdain Tacitus holds for Christians e.g., he possibly references the “cannibal” trope (“abominations”) applied to Christians with regard to consumption of the Eucharist, which we might not expect a Christian forgery to include when attempting to portray Christianity positively. Tacitus is generally anti-Nero, though, and, as you said, Christian writers would have a motive to emphasize martyrdom, but I ultimately don’t think there’s enough evidence behind the interpolation theory. At any rate, always willing to have my mind changed if new information arises.

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I for one think it is real, simply because a fabrication would be better and more detailed? If fabricated the writers would have fixed the inaccuracies and anti Christian context of the text, for example Jesus is mis named he's called Christus where as a medieval Scribe would have called him Christus Jesus. The Christians are labeled as having horrible vices and being loathsome no zealous Monk writing in a Monastery wishing to embellish history by altering an ancient document would dare refer to Martyrs in this manner these are people he would have idolized. To refer to them as such at that time would be like asking a modern day Muslim to frame the Charlie Hebdo comics of Muhammad, it just wouldn't happen. If it was faked the description would have been more pro Christian more proud of the martyrs and sorrowful aswell. Tacitus has just the right amount of information to not quit know who these obscure Christians are but just enough official state propaganda to blame them as the guilty party. Plus, the only people who seem to have a problem with the passage are people who are vehemently anti Christian and wish to disavow Christ very existence plenty of non Christian scholars have labeled it genuine. So the only explanation is that the Monks who originally copied the Manuscript for posterity were professionals who copied the work word for word as Tacitus wrote it, this for the scribes was an act of devotion that we have many examples of so much history was saved because these men and women sat for hours coping these documents by candle light many went blind doing it. We should be grateful for their sacrifice and learn from it we don't have the right or standing to question them after all what great deed have we done that compares with the saving of knowledge....

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Incredible video! I remember learning a lot about Boudica in school, growing up in Suffolk. My only tiniest criticism is there are no large hills in East Anglia as depicted in some of the artwork! (The artwork is outstanding though!) Great work!

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Thanks! It is indeed generally pretty flat there, but you’ll definitely find hills and ridges along the coast of North Norfolk!

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Unbelievably based.

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@@sumthin5 as it should

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[@samfletcher8338]

the fact that boudicia lasted as long in the minds of britains gives me shivers. Imagine having that much effect on a country, to such an extent, that you are nearly immortal. very cool vid, keep it up.

[@ruthlessgaming3869]

Probably because her emotion stupidity doomed them.

[@pattheplanter]

She was only remembered by the Romans. The British forgot about the mass murderer and loser within a few generations. She was not mentioned in Britain again until 1568, when Humphrey Llwyd wrote a history of Britain and used the information from Tacitus and Cassius Dio.

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Isn't she only remembered because Cassius Dio's histories? Like she was completely forgotten about until the 16th century when they brought her back from his accounts to serve as a mythical figure for the British public. It isn't like she was like Joan d'Arc. She was quite literally a government propaganda project lmao.

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@@dtho6231 Joan of Arc is shit too

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@@pattheplanterJesus, did she hurt you ?

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Superb work on the artwork and narration, I got goosebumps seeing the sheer scale of Boudicca's army yet the romans still prevailed dispite being overwhelmly outnumbered

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[@GergC]

I grew up in Norfolk where the Iceni were based and with the story of Boudicca. I don't consider myself a patriot or anything but this story still gives me goosebumps

[@imperialinquisition6006]

Don’t really see what is patriotic or not about Boudicca. Different time, different group of people(at least compared to the sort of “base” English group(Germanic), major Celtic ancestry as well though, obviously the Iceni don’t really “exist” anymore) and she supposedly massacred random civilians and lost majorly. Justified rebellion to be honest, but handled very poorly.

[@kettle4316]

​@@imperialinquisition6006these were stories made by Romans to demonize the British id say they were more sane than most roman emperors and they stood up to imperialism but sadly the British ended up mastering imperialism thousands of years later

[@fyrwyrd]

​@@imperialinquisition6006A bit late but yeah as an English person, I really consider Boudicca to be one of the most overrated popular figures in British history. It is a cool story though. Also is it just me or is the pronounciation in this video a bit naff?

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[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Caratacus is another badass who resisted Roman rule in Britannia for over a decade.

[@pattheplanter]

9 years, I seem to remember. But far more of a badass than the mass murderer who lasted a few weeks after breaking a deal with the Romans. Betrayed by a British queen for financial and political advantage. I think his story was the nucleus of the Arthur myth.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@pattheplanter He was even spared his life by the Emperor Claudius after he made this speech and was then allowed to live in peace in the city of Rome. Quite a retirement after all that fighting. *"If the degree of my nobility and fortune had been matched by moderation in success, I would have come to this City as a friend rather than a captive, nor would you have disdained to receive with a treaty of peace one sprung from brilliant ancestors and commanding a great many nations. But my present lot, disfiguring as it is for me, is magnificent for you. I had horses, men, arms, and wealth: what wonder if I was unwilling to lose them? If you wish to command everyone, does it really follow that everyone should accept your slavery? If I were now being handed over as one who had surrendered immediately, neither my fortune nor your glory would have achieved brilliance. It is also true that in my case any reprisal will be followed by oblivion. On the other hand, if you preserve me safe and sound, I shall be an eternal example of your clemency"*

[@pattheplanter]

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- I prefer the pithier quote when Caractacus is taken sightseeing around Rome: "With possessions such as these around us here, why covet our little huts?" It is clear that Caractacus had learned perfect Latin at an early age, as would be expected of a king who had dealings (diplomatic and trade) with the Romans before the invasion.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@pattheplanter His story is a lot more interesting than Boudica IMO.

[@omardarwish958]

They literally only killed civilians and got defeated by a proper but small roman legion

[@1994CPK]

Yeah but boudica had a vagina. So that makes this pretty exceptional

[@louermoza8479]

Two legions actually but I get your point

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Are you not familiar with theology?

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It’s a two-brother team. Joseph Feely is the artist/editor!

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@@HistoryDose yeah your voice is so majestic.

[@irish-italianintrovert.8600]

The battle of Watling Street is one of those moments in history where your sitting there asking yourself “ How the F&@k did they Loose!” Edit: Suetonius: It’s over Boudica, I have the high ground. Boudica: You underestimate MY POWER. Suetonius: Don’t try it. “Boudica proceeds to order her whole army up the hill and be utterly defeated” Suetonius: lol, Lmao told you.

[@HistoryDose]

Roman war machine is something else. They typically lost to Gaul/Celt armies only if ambushed, vastly outnumbered, or on unfavorable terrain; or some combination of those. Suetonius made sure to pick a site backed by thick woods that was narrow enough to prevent getting outflanked by the much larger army.

[@johnhenry4844]

I think people forget how big an advantage pilum gave romans, as well as segmented plate armour

[@irish-italianintrovert.8600]

@@johnhenry4844 Scorpio’s we’re also pretty menacing to deal with unless you liked the idea of being sent backwards and impaled into a tree or the ground… or another person.

[@ruthlessgaming3869]

@@HistoryDose Yes but you can’t deny her lack of ingenuity she could have just surrounded them and starve them out of there position with her numbers or anything other than an all out charge, she definitely wasn’t history’s brightest.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@ruthlessgaming3869 Yeah I imagine someone like Caratacus would have been a bit more imaginative

[@LiteDnBFnatic]

What a coincidence that Boudica attacked around the same time Nero was dealing with revolt around the same time Christianity started to be more popular. Imagine being a Roman citizen somewhere in Spain or France and hearing how Pagans to the north are attacking, insurrection in the capital and a monotheistic religion invading its way from the far East.

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😂 what's interesting is I don't think you know that Roman paganism is definitely infused into Roman Christianity

[@roderickclerk5904]

@@seanmikaeel90s50a lot Christians like myself already know that. In Northern Europe pre Christian Anglo Saxon, Norse, Frankish, and Frisian had elements woven into their adoption of Christ. Not surprising

[@Ockhamsbarber2392]

Boudica's revolt happened 3 years before the Great Fire of Rome

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I believe my ancestors in the area of Alsace and Saarland would CHEER hearing that other pagans were championing freedom from the ancient Romans !!!

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So just the same as today then

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[@HistoryDose]

Thanks!! Check out our livestreams and the speedpaint playlist for demonstrations and discussions on how artist Joseph Feely makes the art and all the research that goes into each piece

[@jasrajsandhu1658]

It feels like if im watching a movie, this channel deserve much more attention

[@StickyBuns1390]

Amazing commentary, presentaion, and art-work. Always a great day when History Dose has a new video

[@mariusznowak3479]

That artwork with massive Broton army is amazing!! I love this channel, great narration btw

[@papito4558]

Your videos always give me goosebumps. The art style combined with your voice just immerses me into the story so much.

[@shaneross7420]

This is the best channel on KZbin by far 🎉

[@danielwilliams7670]

It doesn’t matter, but 3 days ago when you asked people on the art you put up, what we thought it could be for and I was exactly right when I said the Roman/Britain fighting in AD43 😂 kudos to me, I was close.

[@HistoryDose]

Haha kudos given. Most comments were Teutoborg, which was honestly a reasonable guess given the trees

[@WhatIsSanity]

Awww I missed that. I need to keep an eye out for more community posts.

[@neildrummond7573]

What a brilliant video!! You guys are getting better with every one! Fantastic narration, brilliant artwork, the best history channel on YT!!! Maybe you could look into doing a video on the Ninth Legion that "disappeared" trying to conquer Scotland? Respect from Scotland!!!

[@adrianjulia4383]

Babe wake up. New History dose upload!

[@DunceCapSyndrome]

You guys are the absolute best.

[@kevinle5460]

Love your work guys. Feels like a full on movie with every video you do.

[@domenicc1839]

He really did us dirty with that poster hinting at Teuteburg.But as always amazing work

[@HistoryDose]

Haha honestly didn’t realize until after posting that the scattered trees in the painting may give the impression of the army entering a forest, which makes Teutoborg a totally reasonable guess

[@hez859]

Love this one, Boudica is a fave of mine. You should do one on the war of the golden stool!

[@HistoryDose]

Golden Stool is in the potential topics vault!

[@ruthlessgaming3869]

Boudicca is a horrible leader though.

[@1994CPK]

She went of a blood fueled irrational rampage. Exhausted her troops in open battle and got annihilated. Women are awful leaders

[@hez859]

@@HistoryDose lets gooooo! Super overlooked moment in history. I'd love to see that

[@JamesSmith-ny2gb]

@@ruthlessgaming3869 she seemed pretty based

[@fergusmccallum7751]

I get so excited whever i see a video from you guys!!!

[@jennyreed7134]

Great stuff man. Love how u put the ad at the end lol❤

[@blitzen435]

The fact that they were named rebels for fighting for the independence of their own country really shows the Roman ideology of the time

[@The_Daily_Tomato]

Like that time they committed genocide in Gaul but it wasn't that that shocked the Romans but the number of slaves they brought back.

[@edwardcrocker4015]

the artwork on this channel is brilliant

[@alexandrosproko9589]

Absolutely amazing art! Wow

[@DisturbingFacts7]

Every upload on this channel is an experience in masterclass storytelling. Thank you for your work.

[@gerardomartinez8000]

You narración is amazing man I almost feel as I was there feeling everything in the battle 😱😱😱

[@Strat-Guides]

Oooh Boudica! Even better than I thought.

[@MFuturesTrading]

idk if you take requests lol, but an amazing yet underrated story of historical battles would be that of the Jamaican maroons vs the British

[@TRDGE]

I genuinely enjoy you and your brother's content my friend. I re-watch some videos to de-stress after duty 🤙🏼 these have been a personal blessing.

[@HistoryDose]

Glad you enjoy them! This is a rather intense video to destress with, but I respect it!

[@ikballalli5539]

The quality of this video is amazing

[@Alasdair37448]

Brilliant video and I appreciate the fact you took the time to learn how to pronounce the names correctly.

[@klausvoerman8171]

Amazing as always!

[@jordanhoekstra8267]

you have a great voice for history documentaries. learn a bunch while it pretty much puts me to sleep 😂 glad i found this channel

[@juliusceasar2742]

simply the best story telling youtube channel

[@alanjefferson1127]

Boudicca was wronged and got her justice for sure, but her tale is a lesson in taking things way too far. She let rage rule her people and the things they did in Camulodunum were beyond savage, and beyond their ability to answer for - resulting in no negotiation and no possibility of peace. The "skeptical" claims of barbaric, diabolically evil savagery glossed over in this video, aren't out of character at all for a repressed and abused people who suddenly find themselves able to put hands on those they see as invaders and abusers. It's said that the sight of women stripped naked with their breasts and genitals cut off and sewn to their mouths and eyes, were not uncommon. This was the justice for the rape of a mother's daughters.

[@Captain_Insano_nomercy]

Good points

[@ruthlessgaming3869]

Agree 100% even though the Roman’s aren’t angels themselves they can definitely be seen as the good side here or the lesser of two evils.

[@imperialinquisition6006]

Sounds like the Iceni got what was coming to them if the things written about what they did in the cities they sacked are true. Wouldn’t be surprised if the romans were exaggerating though. They did certainly destroy the cities though so I suspect there is an element of truth.

[@imperialinquisition6006]

+Boudicca has literally no admirable qualities, aside from maybe starting a rebellion.

[@tTantPisForFrance]

We'll be doing it again to all the people thar hate us and built their musks.

[@tomgulshlado4366]

i so love your videos, every time a new video is out, i need to be prepared to be in total chill to see it and also your voice is awesome :)

[@F_itaca9456]

Who does your music? IT is amaaazinnggggg. GG for the channel...incredible! epic, masterpiece

[@awtphoto]

That was amazing! Thank you for making such a great video.

[@baldomiropoopito812]

As always, great narration, great art, interesting history, I always wait for your uploads may you reach a million subscribers. May I suggest a topic for a future video maybe: The Castilian war (1578) was a conflict involving the Spanish empire and the different muslim kingdoms in South East Asia which includes the sultanate of Brunei, sultanate of Aceh (part of modern day Indonesia), and the then existing Sulu and Maguindanao sultanate from the Philippines. This war also involved native mexicans who fought for Spain and the sultanate of Aceh even got the Ottoman empire involved by making an alliance. This is a very overlooked part of history where people from different lands and cultures collided, you got: Spanish, Mexicans, Malays, Bruneian, Native Filipinos, Indonesians, and considering that the Ottoman empire got involved Turks and some people from their territories may have possibly joined this war.

[@Henry-tq3qb]

Absolutely impeccable video

[@davidnguyen4353]

I didn't get the notification for this video but I love Roman history.

[@thanhdinh3179]

It’s interesting how the way Romans thought of the British was the same way the British thought of the native Americans

[@TheMaskedMan101]

Some say the Roman Empire never disappeared it just became the British empire

[@derekintheph8935]

Of course the British who encountered the native Americans were far removed from their original culture they were post Roman anglosaxon British

[@fearmorpiercemacmaghnais7186]

Love this channel it tickles every part of my history nerd brain

[@joeparisien]

This content is amazing and free! Quite an unusual combo

[@floriskoning8078]

YAAAYYYY, always looking out to your amazing uploads!!

[@Thetravelsurvivalist]

I taught my international students about our true warrior queen. They loved it.