Re-invented by the Victorians, under the name of Boadicea, Boudicca was presented as an idol of nationalism, of British warrior tradition and, somewhat incongruently, as a figurehead of imperialism, ...
The queen and warrior who led a revolt against the Romans is enjoying a national resurgence as a symbol of rebellion At the Roar Women’s Festival in Colchester last month, a very special agony aunt ...
There are some lines of William Cowper inscribed on the plinth of the bronze statue of Boadicea near Westminster Bridge in central London: "Regions Caesar never knew/Thy posterity shall sway." The ...
Once the British Isles were seen as a stronghold of female leadership. Patriarchal culture pushed these stories to the geographical margins – yet they live on, a force too potent to ignore Throughout ...
It has been a while since there has been a sense of real excitement at a London fashion week show. But last night Boudicca brought back the edgy thrill of what British designers do best. Boudicca is ...
Early on a Norwich autumn morning, and I was standing naked in a hotel room. On the bed lay my new walking clothes: walking trousers, expensive pants at the cutting edge of underwear technology, ...
LONDON — So what happens when a small and groovy east London label joins forces with an international corporate behemoth? Tune in this Thursday for the answer. Boudicca, the quirky — and cerebral — ...