Synopsis
Boudica and her army razed Roman cities to the ground. Although she was eventually defeated, her image and legacy live on.
- Programme: Queens that Changed the World
- Series: 1
- Episode: 6: Boudica
- Channel: Channel 4
- Broadcast year: 2023
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