# Boadicea — Beric the Briton character guide

> Boadicea in Beric the Briton by G. A. Henty.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Queen Boadicea

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-an-infuriated-people

## Snapshot

Queen of the Iceni, tall and stern in her gold-brooched robes, who leads her people into a doomed revolt against Roman rule.

## Who they are

Boadicea commands the loyalty of fifteen hundred tribesmen who gather at her village for the wolf hunt, and she rules her household with the same stern authority she brings to war. When Beric arrives late, she rebukes him sharply, weighing his safety against the lives of the women who died in the forest. Her decision to rise against Rome sets the whole tragedy in motion, and her fierce, unyielding leadership defines the British cause that Beric must later carry as a fugitive.

## Relationships

### [Beric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/beric)

_family_

Boadicea is Beric's mother, a fierce warrior queen who inspires his resistance against Rome.

### [Beric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/beric)

_family_

Boadicea is Beric's mother, a fierce warrior queen who inspires his resistance against Rome.

### [Beric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/characters/beric)

_family_

Boadicea is Beric's mother, a fierce warrior queen who inspires his resistance against Rome.

## In the story

### [Beric the Briton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/beric-the-briton)

Mentioned as the queen of the Iceni, a symbol of resistance against Roman oppression.

### [A Hostage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/i-a-hostage)

Queen of the Iceni, who hates the Romans and is told the truth about Beric's potential as a future champion.

### [An Infuriated People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/iv-an-infuriated-people)

Queen of the Iceni, arrives at the council after being scourged by Decianus, her appearance marked by indignation and passion.

### [The Sack of Camalodunum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/v-the-sack-of-camalodunum)

Queen of the Iceni, observes the drill, praises Beric's training, and leads the march on Camalodunum.

### [First Successes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/vi-first-successes)

Queen of the Iceni, leads the attack on the Romans, assigns the Sarci the post of honor in reserve, and consults Beric during the battle.

### [VII: Defeat of the Britons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/vii-defeat-of-the-britons)

Queen who exhorts the Britons before battle, but her strategy of using wagons proves disastrous.

### [Betrayed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beric_the_briton_se/chapters/x-betrayed)

Queen of the Iceni, referenced as a victim of Decianus's cruelty, which motivated the uprising.

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