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Romans: Boudicca and the Roman Conquest of Britain

History Storytime - For Kids

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The Icyna Tribe - A Herod's Story

When King Prascutas died, he asked the Romans to look after Budica and his daughters. The Romans thought that without a king, the Icyna tribe were weak. What could they do with only a queen in charge? Fight! That's exactly what Budica thought. She gathered together her whole tribe and marched to war. And this wasn't just an army going to war, it was a whole tribe. But as they were only led by a woman, the Britons crushed the Roman army. Then the Romans realised they didn't even have enough soldiers left to defend their capital so they abandoned the city.

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