| Birth: | unknown | | Death: | 61 | 
Queen of the Icenii (an East Anglian Celtic tribe), anti-Roman and burner and sacker of London. Widow of Prasutagus, scourge of the occupying Romans, feminist icon, sacked Camulodunum (Colchester), Verulamium (St.Albans) and Londinium (London). Was eventually defeated and finally took her own life in preference to falling into Roman hands. The village of Battle Bridge is said by some to be the site of the last battle between Queen Boadicea and the Roman general Caius Suetonius Paulinus. On losing the battle, the queen and her three daughters are said to have taken poison. In 1851/2, King's Cross Station was built on the site of Battle Bridge and the queen is said to lay beneath this platform. Others, however, claim that Battle Bridge was a corruption of 'Broad Ford Bridge' and that the queen is buried on Parliament Hill, Hampstead or in Suffolk.
Cause of death: Self-ingested poison
Search Amazon for Queen Boadicea | | | Burial:
Kings Cross Station
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Kings Cross
Greater London, England
Plot: Platform 10 (suburban line)
*Alleged or in dispute |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Sep 29, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 6497 |
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AnneBoleynTudor
Added: Nov. 18, 2009 |
Clearly the lion in the Lion of Great Britain began with this amazing Lioness. May she rest in peace forever with those she loves and may her enemies never forget.
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Brenda Jarrett Ogle
Added: Nov. 9, 2009 |
Rest in peace your majesty.
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Republican
Added: Sep. 11, 2009 |
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