Boudicca Warrior Queen of the Iceni

Here's another poem I wrote for the new website

http://www.history-for-kids.com/

which compiles (bedtime) stories, written in rhyme, about events in history as a resource not only for parents but for teachers as well

Boudicca Warrior Queen of the Iceni

Tonight’s (Today's) story is about a queenBut not a fragile little flower

In fact a tough brave woman

The first with Girl Power

Britain has produced many warriors

Men who fought to keep Britain free

But here’s the story of Warrior Queen Boudicca,

A famous name in history

She had great intelligence

In the opinion of some

She was tall, fierce faced and harsh voiced

And had red hair, right down to her bum

She wore a large golden necklace,

And multi-coloured tunic, and cloak

She led an uprising of the tribes

Against the Roman folk

Here’s why. Her husband, the KingPromised the Romans half his wealth and landBut when the King diedThings didn’t go quite as planned

Normal Roman practiceRegarding allied kingdoms appliedThe kingdom became the property of RomeWhen the current King died

The Romans took everythingWhen they came one dayTreating nobles as slavesAnd acting in a very brutal way

The Britons were appalledAnd thought the Romans had cheatedAlso Queen Boudicca and her Princess daughtersWere badly mistreatedWhen people behave badlyThat simply isn’t rightAnd the one who feels cheatedIs ready to fight

Queen Boudicca was furious

She had never been angrier

So she created an Iceni Army

Based in East Anglia

The Trinovantes, the neighbouring tribeAlso wanted to get rid

Of the Romans, who must be punished

For the awful thing they did

So they joined forces,Led by the QueenIn, perhaps, the biggest armyThe Britons had ever seen

The Druids in Wales revolted

This made the time right

While the Roman Governor was distracted

Now was the time to fight

Boudicca’s army was successfulWith victories at Colchester town

St Albans and London

Which they completely burnt down

But when the Roman Governor returned

The Britons suffered a huge defeat

Beaten by the professional Roman ArmyAt the Battle of Watling Street

80,000 Britons were killedBoudicca managed to survive

But she took poison so the Romans

Couldn’t capture her alive

She lives on in our memoryA bronze statue can be seenIn London, of brave, bold BoudiccaThe mighty Warrior Queen

Jon Bratton 2009

If you want to read the story as a comic book...I recomment it, click the link

The story of Boudicca

If you want more poems, click the link

Boudicca Warrior Queen of the Iceni which takes you to a poem by William Cowper

or if you're really brave try reading

Alfred Lord Tennyson

And here's another Boudicca poem

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