MD 2012 The Roman Governor, Suetonius Paulinus, was with London was everything that the rebels hated about the main Roman army far away in Roman rule. But, instead of going straight there after fighting the , the powerful Celtic priests. their victory at , the Celts spent the summer celebrating and looting.

When Suetonius Anglesey heard the news This meant that the of the revolt, he London Governor, Suetonius guessed that Paulinus, was able to reach London London was an important Roman trading centre Boudicca would with thousands of people but, when Suetonius be heading to from Wales with a small cavalry force. arrived, he realised he didn’t have enough men to Londinium --- Part Three Londinium (London). defend London against Boudicca’s army. www.ks1resources.co.uk www.ks1resources.co.uk www.ks1resources.co.uk www.ks1resources.co.uk

Anglesey Instead, he evacuated as many people as he could By the time Boudicca’s army reached London, they to (). Many important found it deserted and undefended. They spent Then, Boudicca’s army Londoners escaped by boat. Many abandoned several days in London burning the town and headed for their next their shops and homes and buried their possessions torturing and killing anyone who had stayed target, St Albans. intending to return later to retrieve them. behind.

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It’s not known exactly where There was a terrible The Roman governor, The Celts thought they would be victorious again this battle took place. battle, but the Suetonius gathered his and wanted their families to witness their victory. discipline and skill of troops at …. ‘aa spot They parked their wagons behind them so that Archaeologists believe the Roman army was encircled with woods, their families could watch the battle. Instead of that it happened so great, that the narrow at the entrance, victory, the Celts found themselves in a trap. somewhere along bloodthirsty rabble and sheltered in the Watling Street which made up rear by a thick forestforest’. Anglesey (now the A5), Bouidicca’s army, which was a road were doomed. that ran from Wroxeter to London. Worse still, Boudicca’s army couldn’t escape He ordered his men to take no prisoners. because they were trapped by their own wagons. www.ks1resources.co.uk www.ks1resources.co.uk www.ks1resources.co.uk www.ks1resources.co.uk

According to , Tacitus wrote that rather than be taken to Rome Even though the revolt Finally, in AD 61, Emperor Nero by the end of the as a prisoner, Boudicca poisoned herself. had been put down, sent Classicianus to restore peace battle, 400 Romans the Romans took revenge and prosperity to the Roman province, had died but 80,000 Dio Cassius wrote for the loss of their men. Britannia. Celts had perished. that she fell ill and died. The revolt was over.

No one really knows the truth. They repeatedly destroyed crops and terrorised the Celts www.ks1resources.co.uk www.ks1resources.co.uk www.ks1resources.co.uk www.ks1resources.co.uk Britain was now There were councils and elected As the years went by, more and more Britons in Britannia , a province magistrates to enforce the law. the towns took on Roman customs. Life was of the mighty Roman mostly peaceful under Roman rule and people empire. It’s capital began to enjoy living in Roman towns with bath was at Londinium. houses and shops and many other comforts.

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Even so, in more isolated places in the countryside, Soon there were quite a few Romans living in Do you think the old Celtic way of life continued much as Britannia. Many Roman soldiers settled in the that Boudicca before. People hunted, herded cattle and sowed towns when they left the army and sometimes was right to their crops. they married local girls. Life in Britannia began to start a revolt? settle down.

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