We’re back with Season Eight of the Dead Ladies Show Podcast! 

In this episode, DLS co-founder Katy Derbyshire brings us the story of Boudica, an ancient British queen who fought the Romans. Though she led her Iceni tribe in a rebellion, the Romans prevailed, but wrote a fair bit about her in the history books. 

In her afterlife, Boudica became a mascot for the suffragettes but also co-opted as a symbol for all things British; also, Enya wrote a song about her. 

DLS co-founder Florian Duijsens joins producer/host Susan Stone to set the stage.  

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For more on the Boudica-inspired perfume Susan mentioned, look here:  https://www.boudiccawode.com/

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Show notes:

Read more: Podcast #79: Boudica


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Some queenly comparisons

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Where Boudica may or may not have lived

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Two great sources: Miranda Aldhouse-Green’s Boudica Britannia, and Hingly & Unwin’s Boudica. Iron Age Warrior Queen

On screen: the movie Boudica, Queen of War and Channel 4’s Queens That Changed the World.

Our theme music is “Little Lily Swing” by Tri-Tachyon. Thanks for listening! We’ll be back with a new episode next month.