This book, through extensive research and analysis, endeavours to reveal
what actually happened when in 60 AD Boudicca was elected to lead the
united British tribes in their war against Roman rule. Despite the
brutal punishment she had suffered at the hands of the Roman officials,
Boudicca recovered to command a brilliantly effective military campaign
against the pre-eminent super power of the ancient world.
This is the story of the momentous events that culminated in the great
British uprising against the Roman occupiers and their army, and
challenges the credibility of the traditional 'histories' of Boudicca.
So, while it is about Boudicca, her life and achievements, it also seeks
to follow the fate of her tribal people - the Iceni. In the aftermath of
the war, many migrated through Ireland to the Scottish Highlands.
Regardless of a short lived 'golden age', the descendants of the Iceni
have suffered a succession of ethnic cleansings over 2000 years through
war, famine, migration, plague, forced emigration and invading armies.
Today the remnants - represented by the McEachrans, Cochrans and the
many variants of these names - are scattered throughout the world and
have lost the identity of their origins.