Review: Interesting take on history
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
Good short account of queen Boudicca's revolt. Thomas Baker. tries to tell the story of the Icene Queen's revolt against the oppression of the Romans from Boudicca's own perspective. This book is well worth reading and I recommend it.As Sir Winston Churchill said,' history is written by the victors'.The main source used in writing this book seems to be the account written by Aelianus Tacticus.  Tacticus was a Geek historian living in Rome in the century after Boudicca's revolt.and would have used Roman sources about something that was already history when his account was written. Although Tacticus has a good reputation as an historian, one thing in particular is slightly suspect in his account. Boudicca's husband died leaving half his wealth to the Roman emperor, and half to his daughters. This will was not followed; there is a question of whether it was Boudicca who didn't obey the will, or the Romans.I suspect it was the Romans because it is consistent with the behaviour of many rulers.