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|individual name = Boudicca
|species      = Human
|alias = Boudica, Boadicea
|first mention cs = Prelude Human Nature (short story)
|appearances = [[WC]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer]]''
|first cs      = Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game)
|mentions = [[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]''<br>[[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''<br>[[PDA]]: ''[[Byzantium!]]''<br>[[ST]]: ''[[Good Queen, Bad Queen, I Queen, You Queen]]''<br>[[DW]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest
|appearances   = {{il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|the Lonely Computer (short story)}}|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Girl Power! (short story)|Girl Power!]]''}}
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''', '''Boudica''', or '''Boadicea''' was a [[Celt]]ic [[queen]] who ruled a portion of what would become [[Great Britain]] — specifically the [[Iceni]] kingdom — in the [[1st century]] [[AD]]. Unusually, she inherited essentially half the kingdom when her husband, [[Prasutagas]] died. The other half was bequeathed to the [[Roman Empire]], thus effectively making the Iceni have two sovereigns: {{PAGENAME}} and the [[Caesar|Roman emperor]] of the day.
'''Boudica''', '''Boudicca''', or '''Boadicea''' was a [[Celt]]ic [[queen]] who ruled a portion of what would become [[Great Britain]] — specifically the [[Iceni]] kingdom in what was later [[Norfolk]] — in the [[1st century]] [[AD]].
 
== Name ==
According to [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]], her true name was "Boudicca". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') although everyone else in [[Farringham]] referred to her as "Boadicea". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Human Nature (short story)|Prelude Human Nature]]'', ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'')
 
The [[Tenth Doctor]] called her Boadicea ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'') but was less certain when he met her. When asked if her name was Boudica or Boadicea, she indicated neither was correct. She tried to give him the correct name but [[Momus]] interrupted before she could say more than "Bo-". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer]]'')
 
She told Leela that her name meant "she who is victorious." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'')
 
== Biography ==
Unusually, she inherited essentially half the kingdom when her husband, [[Prasutagus]], died. The other half was bequeathed to the [[Roman Empire]], thus effectively making the Iceni have two sovereigns: Boudica and the [[Caesar|Roman Emperor]] [[Nero]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'')
 
When some Romans later [[rape]]d the Iceni women, Boudica's response was swift and bloody. She ordered that the agents be, according to the [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|Seventh Doctor pretending to be John Smith]], "skinned alive and impaled on posts with their intestines...in their mouths." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'')
 
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and his companion [[Leela]] encountered Boudica in [[60]], during her revolt against the occupying Roman forces in Britannia. The Doctor recognised her on sight due to her "very, very red hair." In order to prevent Boudica from severing the Doctor's head, Leela told her that he was a prophet who foresaw her defeat at the hands of the Romans. The Doctor told her that the forces at the Roman capital [[Colchester|Camulodunum]] were a decoy and Roman governor [[Suetonius Paulinus]] had stationed an army to the north and intended to attack Boudica's army while it was ransacking Camulodunum. However, this was not the case. There was no army to the north.


When some Romans later [[rape]]d the Iceni women, {{PAGENAME}}'s response was swift and bloody. She ordered that the agents be, according to [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|Seventh Doctor pretending to be John Smith]], "skinned alive and impaled on posts with their intestines . . . in their mouths." Since {{PAGENAME}} believed these Romans were following orders from the Roman Governor [[Paulinus]], she set the Iceni on a course of general war against the Roman Empire. Ultimately, her rebellion failed, her kingdom was defeated, and she was forced to kill herself. ([[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'')
After the burning of Camolundunum, Boudica marched to [[London|Londinium]] and slaughtered almost everyone in the city including the old, the weak and the infirm. She was eventually defeated in a field in the middle of [[England]]. Her army may have numbered up to 80,000 by this time but the Doctor noted that this figure could have been exaggerated by later historians. There were no survivors. Instead of allowing the Romans to execute her, Boudica killed her daughters before killing herself. The Doctor told Leela that he had no desire to witness Boudica's defeat first hand. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'')


In actuality, two [[Time Lord]]s posed as Boudicca towards the end of her historical narrative. Shortly after the death of Prasutagas, [[Fimmilena]] posing as Boudicca, was badly injured. The [[Fourth Doctor]] had [[Romana I|Romana]] pose as Boudicca until Fimmilena had finished healing in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. Fimmilena disguised a corpse to make it look like she had died by a poisoned spear. ([[ST]]: ''[[Good Queen, Bad Queen, I Queen, You Queen]]'')
[[Iris Wildthyme]] also claimed to have met Boudicca at the siege of Colchester. She also appeared as an extra in a [[silent film]] about her. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elixir of Doom (audio story)|The Elixir of Doom]]'')


At some point in her life, Boudicca was pulled out of her own time by [[Momus]] who wanted her to help lead [[Planet 12 of the Ridion Alliance]] into a new age of enlightenment. The [[Tenth Doctor]] convinced him to return her to her rightful place in [[Earth]]'s history. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer]]'')
In actuality, two [[Time Lord]]s posed as Boudica towards the end of her historical narrative. Shortly after the death of Prasutagas, [[Fimmilena]], posing as Boudica, was badly injured. The [[Fourth Doctor]] had [[Romana I]] pose as Boudica until Fimmilena had finished healing in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. Fimmilena disguised a corpse to make it look like she had died by a poisoned spear. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Good Queen, Bad Queen, I Queen, You Queen]]'')


According to the [[Roman]] ''[[praefectus]]'' of [[Byzantium (city)|Byzantium]], [[Thalius Maximus]], [[Gaius Calaphilus]] had actually been in battle against "Boudica's wretched Iceni". ([[PDA]]: ''[[Byzantium!]]'')
[[File:Bo.jpg|thumb|Boudica sees the [[Tenth Doctor]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer]]'')]]
At some point in her life, Boudica was pulled out of her own time by [[Momus]], who wanted her to help lead [[Planet 12 of the Ridion Alliance]] into a new age of enlightenment. The [[Tenth Doctor]] convinced him to return her to her rightful place in [[Earth]]'s history. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer]]'')


Despite the tragic end history books tell of her she was a heroine of [[Victoria (Queen)|Queen Victoria]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'')
Boudica was among the notable [[women]] of [[Earth]]'s [[history]] who were invited by [[Missy]] to join [[MADAM]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Girl Power! (short story)|Girl Power!]]'')


==Name==
=== Legacy ===
According to [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]], her true name was Boudicca, although one of his students thought she was called Boadicea. ([[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] was less certain and asked her whether it was Boudica or Boadicea. She was annoyed because neither was correct but when she tried to give him the correct name, [[Momus]] interrupted before she could say more than Bo-. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer]]'')
According to [[Thalius Maximus]], the [[Roman]] ''[[praefectus]]'' of [[Byzantium (city)|Byzantium]], [[Gaius Calaphilus]] had actually been in battle against "Boudica's wretched Iceni". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium!]]'')
 
Despite the tragic end history books told of her, she was a heroine of [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'')
 
The [[Tenth Doctor]] told [[Martha Jones]] that she could forget her [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Bonapartes]], her Boadiceas, and her [[Blackbeard]]s when introducing her to [[Baltazar]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'')
 
[[Ace]] called [[Listrelle Quallem]] "Boadicea." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]'')
 
At an unknown time, an [[historical re-enactment]] of Boudica's [[London]] took place inside the mind of [[Sepulchre (Dead London)|Sepulchre]]. This included the ceremonial [[burn]]ing of a [[Wicker man (ritual)|wicker man]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead London (audio story)|Dead London]]'')
 
Boudica had a [[biography]] that was kept inside the [[York]] [[York Central Library|Central Library]]. The [[Ninth Doctor]] defaced a copy with a "[[hand-held electronic 'eraser' device]]" prior to [[March]] [[2005]], along with the biographies of [[HG Wells]], [[Tancred Norman]], [[Xenocrates]], [[Blaise Pascal]] and [[Margaret Thatcher]]. [[Senior librarian]] [[Ms]] [[Millicent Davies]] [[ban]]ned the Doctor from the York Central Library and then applied to get the Doctor an [[ASBO]] to ban him from all [[UK]] [[library|libraries]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Alex Kingston]] portrayed the title role in the 2003 film {{wi|Boudica (film)|Boudica}} (aka ''Warrior Queen'').
* [[Claire Davenport]] played Boudicca in "Pritan", the premiere episode of the BBC show {{wi|Churchill's People}}.
* [[Seán Carlsen]] recently starred in ''Boudica: Rise of the Warrior Queen''.
 
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 13 October 2024

Boudica

Boudica, Boudicca, or Boadicea was a Celtic queen who ruled a portion of what would become Great Britain — specifically the Iceni kingdom in what was later Norfolk — in the 1st century AD.

Name[[edit] | [edit source]]

According to John Smith, her true name was "Boudicca". (PROSE: Human Nature) although everyone else in Farringham referred to her as "Boadicea". (PROSE: Prelude Human Nature, Human Nature)

The Tenth Doctor called her Boadicea (TV: The Infinite Quest) but was less certain when he met her. When asked if her name was Boudica or Boadicea, she indicated neither was correct. She tried to give him the correct name but Momus interrupted before she could say more than "Bo-". (PROSE: The Lonely Computer)

She told Leela that her name meant "she who is victorious." (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni)

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Unusually, she inherited essentially half the kingdom when her husband, Prasutagus, died. The other half was bequeathed to the Roman Empire, thus effectively making the Iceni have two sovereigns: Boudica and the Roman Emperor Nero. (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni)

When some Romans later raped the Iceni women, Boudica's response was swift and bloody. She ordered that the agents be, according to the Seventh Doctor pretending to be John Smith, "skinned alive and impaled on posts with their intestines...in their mouths." (PROSE: Human Nature)

The Fourth Doctor and his companion Leela encountered Boudica in 60, during her revolt against the occupying Roman forces in Britannia. The Doctor recognised her on sight due to her "very, very red hair." In order to prevent Boudica from severing the Doctor's head, Leela told her that he was a prophet who foresaw her defeat at the hands of the Romans. The Doctor told her that the forces at the Roman capital Camulodunum were a decoy and Roman governor Suetonius Paulinus had stationed an army to the north and intended to attack Boudica's army while it was ransacking Camulodunum. However, this was not the case. There was no army to the north.

After the burning of Camolundunum, Boudica marched to Londinium and slaughtered almost everyone in the city including the old, the weak and the infirm. She was eventually defeated in a field in the middle of England. Her army may have numbered up to 80,000 by this time but the Doctor noted that this figure could have been exaggerated by later historians. There were no survivors. Instead of allowing the Romans to execute her, Boudica killed her daughters before killing herself. The Doctor told Leela that he had no desire to witness Boudica's defeat first hand. (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni)

Iris Wildthyme also claimed to have met Boudicca at the siege of Colchester. She also appeared as an extra in a silent film about her. (AUDIO: The Elixir of Doom)

In actuality, two Time Lords posed as Boudica towards the end of her historical narrative. Shortly after the death of Prasutagas, Fimmilena, posing as Boudica, was badly injured. The Fourth Doctor had Romana I pose as Boudica until Fimmilena had finished healing in the TARDIS. Fimmilena disguised a corpse to make it look like she had died by a poisoned spear. (PROSE: Good Queen, Bad Queen, I Queen, You Queen)

At some point in her life, Boudica was pulled out of her own time by Momus, who wanted her to help lead Planet 12 of the Ridion Alliance into a new age of enlightenment. The Tenth Doctor convinced him to return her to her rightful place in Earth's history. (PROSE: The Lonely Computer)

Boudica was among the notable women of Earth's history who were invited by Missy to join MADAM. (PROSE: Girl Power!)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

According to Thalius Maximus, the Roman praefectus of Byzantium, Gaius Calaphilus had actually been in battle against "Boudica's wretched Iceni". (PROSE: Byzantium!)

Despite the tragic end history books told of her, she was a heroine of Queen Victoria. (PROSE: Human Nature)

The Tenth Doctor told Martha Jones that she could forget her Bonapartes, her Boadiceas, and her Blackbeards when introducing her to Baltazar. (TV: The Infinite Quest)

Ace called Listrelle Quallem "Boadicea." (PROSE: The Dimension Riders)

At an unknown time, an historical re-enactment of Boudica's London took place inside the mind of Sepulchre. This included the ceremonial burning of a wicker man. (AUDIO: Dead London)

Boudica had a biography that was kept inside the York Central Library. The Ninth Doctor defaced a copy with a "hand-held electronic 'eraser' device" prior to March 2005, along with the biographies of HG Wells, Tancred Norman, Xenocrates, Blaise Pascal and Margaret Thatcher. Senior librarian Ms Millicent Davies banned the Doctor from the York Central Library and then applied to get the Doctor an ASBO to ban him from all UK libraries. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]