Readership depiction of the famous Boudica Rebellion, which almost compelled the Romans to abandon Britain.

When the Romans occupied the southern half of Britain in 43 AD, the Iceni tribe quickly allied with the conquerors. After paying tribute to Rome, they continued to be governed by their own kings. However, 17 years later, when Prasutagus, the king of the Iceni, died, the Romans decided to incorporate his kingdom into the new province.

When his widow, Boudica, protested, "she was beaten and her daughters were raped," sparking one of the most famous revolts in history. This book describes how Boudica mobilized her people and other tribes in rebellion, captured the provincial towns of Camulodunum (Colchester), Londinium (London), and Verulamium (St Albans), destroyed the IX Legion, and nearly conquered the burgeoning Roman province before ultimately being suppressed in a fierce battle at Manchester.