Answer the following questions after having watched the video about Boudica, queen of the Iceni, a Celtic tribe in Britain allied with the Romans, against whom she rebelled to defend the rights of her daughters to reign. In response, the Romans devastated the land, enslaved part of its population and seized all their property, responding brutally.

Video: Ocho días que marcaron la historia de Roma: 5- La venganza de Boudica, (retrieved on 19-05-2021).

Spanish version: https://www.documaniatv.com/historia/ocho-dias-que-marcaron-la-historia-de-roma-5-la-venganza-de-boudica-video_314d11d90.html 

English version: https://ihavenotv.com/boudicas-revenge-eight-days-that-made-rome 

a.- Where and when do the facts mentioned on this documentary happen? Who were the emperors of Rome by then?

b.-What event provoked an unprecedented revolt of the tribes of Britain against the Roman Empire? 

c.- “In order to have control of the vast empire […] Rome used the method of the carrot and the stick”. Explain this expression in the context of the video.

Who was Cartimandua?

e.- What important tribe, allied with the Roman, was one of the first to join Boudica? Why? 

f.- What cities did they destroy and burn?

g.- How did Boudica end up? 

h.- Reflect on what it meant for Britain the fact that it was conquered and romanised.