of Iceni Family - Ourfolk
King Prasutagus of Iceni D: 0060
King Prasutagus died on 0060 .
King Prasutagus was married to Queen Boadicea d'Iceni (of Iceni) .
Queen Boadicea died on 0062 .
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Wife - Statue of Boadicea - by Thomas Thornycroft
presented to London by his son and placed near the British Houses of Parliament in 1902 by the London County Council
Queen Boadicea died on 0062
The King of the Iceni was Prasutagus who during his reign amassed
considerable wealth.
The Roman procedure at the time was that if a vassal king died the Romans took
over the area and the benefits of ownership. Prasutagus tried to side-step this by
leaving instructions that on his death, his lands and wealth should be equally
divided between his family (his wife Boudicca and his two daughters) and Rome.
Prasutagus died in 60AD. When the Romans heard of his will they moved in to
take possession of the wealth and territory. Boudicca was flogged, her daughters
raped, and the Iceni hierarchy treated like slaves.
considerable wealth.
The Roman procedure at the time was that if a vassal king died the Romans took
over the area and the benefits of ownership. Prasutagus tried to side-step this by
leaving instructions that on his death, his lands and wealth should be equally
divided between his family (his wife Boudicca and his two daughters) and Rome.
Prasutagus died in 60AD. When the Romans heard of his will they moved in to
take possession of the wealth and territory. Boudicca was flogged, her daughters
raped, and the Iceni hierarchy treated like slaves.
Between AD 61 and AD 63 Boadicea led her Iceni people to a glorious war against the
Romans. The Iceni Celts had submitted their kingdom in East Anglia to the conquering
Romans and the rule of Emperor Claudius in AD 43. In AD 61, Prasutagus, Boadicea's
husband and King of the Iceni died. A dispute followed during which Boadicea, was publicly
beaten by the soldiers of the emperor, and her two daughters raped. The Iceni were insulted
and rose in revolt led by their queen Boadicea. So successful was the uprising that the
Romans were almost defeated. Unfortunately for the Iceni and their allies, the military skill of
the Roman army finally led to the crushing of the rebellion.After the revolt, Roman rule was
re-established. For almost two glorious years, Boadicea pillaged the Roman settlements; she
remains to this day, the greatest of the heroines of Britain.
Romans. The Iceni Celts had submitted their kingdom in East Anglia to the conquering
Romans and the rule of Emperor Claudius in AD 43. In AD 61, Prasutagus, Boadicea's
husband and King of the Iceni died. A dispute followed during which Boadicea, was publicly
beaten by the soldiers of the emperor, and her two daughters raped. The Iceni were insulted
and rose in revolt led by their queen Boadicea. So successful was the uprising that the
Romans were almost defeated. Unfortunately for the Iceni and their allies, the military skill of
the Roman army finally led to the crushing of the rebellion.After the revolt, Roman rule was
re-established. For almost two glorious years, Boadicea pillaged the Roman settlements; she
remains to this day, the greatest of the heroines of Britain.
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018