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¶ … Legend of Boudicca
It is somewhat ironic that Boudicca was embraced as an emblem of British pride and resistance, particularly when one pauses to analyze the historical and political climate of the time in which this queen rebelled against the Roman empire. During that time period, the Roman empire had expanded to include Britain. Begrudgingly, at first, the British had submitted to the rule of the Romans. Years later, however, they were a well colonized group which actually opposed Boudicca as she saw sought vengeance upon the Romans for the rape of her daughters and their violent, misogynist treatment of her. At the time that Boudicca revolted, the colonized British were nothing less than allies of the Romans who Boudicca had to account for -- and dispose of with -- in much the same way as she did with the Romans themselves. Thus, the chief irony associated with Britain now embracing Boudicca as a symbol of British pride and resistance is that her own pride and resistance was manifested against Britain. Still, it is worth noting that Iceni (the army that Boudicca directed against the Romans and British) were native to Britain, which is why the British can claim her as...
Still, Boudicca revolted against the British which were helping the Romans, which makes it all the more ironic now that the British revere her.
There are a couple of the articles and videos that were reviewed for this assignment that made a point of mentioning indigeneity/settler-colonialism. The one accessed through the University of Chicago certainly made a point of acknowledging that Boudicca and her tribe were originally from Britain and indigenous in that part of the world. Moreover, this fact is alluded to in Boudicca: The Warrior Queen as the author makes a point of noting that Boudicca was thoroughly familiar with some of the parts of Britain in which she pursued the Romans that were responsible for the rape of her daughters (Trow and Trow, 2015). Settler-colonialism is mentioned in the videos in a much more implicit way than it is referenced in the articles, however. For instance, one of the videos (the one that was only a minute in length and which serves as a movie trailer), simply vaguely references Romans and land. One who has not previously heard the story of Boudicca or done any research about her would likely be unaware about the settler-colonialism…
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