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Statue of Boudica, London

Statue of Boudica near Westminster Pier as commissioned by Prince Albert and executed by Thomas Thornycroft. It was completed in 1905.

 

Boudica (also spelled Boudicca, formerly known as Boadicea, and known in Welsh culture and legends as "Buddug") (d. AD 60 or 61) was a queen of the Iceni tribe of what is now known as East Anglia who led an uprising of the tribes against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire.

 

For more information on this interesting historical figure, see Wikipedia:

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica

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