Boudicca

Boudicca led the Iceni and Trinovantes in a revolt against Roman rule, sacking the Roman colony of Camulodunum (Colchester). The city was burned, and its inhabitants were massacred, including veterans and Roman officials.

Boudicca's forces attacked and burned Londinium (London), the Roman commercial center. The city was largely destroyed, and its inhabitants were killed or fled. The Roman governor Suetonius Paulinus abandoned the city to save his army.

Boudicca's army was decisively defeated by Roman forces under Suetonius Paulinus at the Battle of Watling Street. Despite outnumbering the Romans, the Britons were trapped in a narrow valley and slaughtered, with up to 80,000 killed.

After the defeat at Watling Street, Boudicca poisoned herself to avoid capture by the Romans. Her death ended the Iceni revolt, and Roman control over Britain was reestablished. She became a symbol of British resistance.