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Boadicea (Boudicca)

British queen and female warrior; slew 80,000 Romans. [Br. Hist.: Walsh Classical, 58]
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Boadicea

British warrior-queen who led a revolt against the Romans. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 116]

Boadicea

(Boudicca) British queen and warrior; slew 80,000 Romans. [Br. Hist.: Walsh, Classical, 58]
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