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l was brought up in a house of conflict. l genuinely treasured my Welsh blood. My brother was the otherside of the coin. One of us pro Boudicca, one violently anti. l think we actually came to blows on more than one occasion. l did say it was a house of conflict. My brother's degree from one of the Oxford universities was never going to make a difference. He favoured the invading Romans and saw Boudicca as a barbaric, murderous terrorist, l saw her as a freedom fighter.
What we know of her is either legend or written by the Romans. l don't know if Boudicca was put to the lash. l don't even know that her daughters were raped. l have no trouble whatsoever believing that this is what happened. After that, death and destruction was an absolute.
But, victors rarely adhere to nothing but the truth, tough history seems agreed that Boudicca tried to have an alliance with Rome, and only went into revolt when the Romans broke their promise. The vengeance for the hideous assaults on herself and her daughters we will never be sure of, but like l said. l find it difficult not to belief it.
But this is a story beautifully told in this book, where you do get an idea of how little the Romans knew the Britons. l don't think the Romans annihilated all of the druids. suetonius had to get South hell for leather, but there's little doubt that they went to Mon purposely to destroy an entire religion. There isn't much else there and they weren't buying postcards.
l loved all of the characters, whilst loathing some at the same time. the narrators were excellent.
I might have liked an English voice, but for a cousin, Saskia does well.
Not much else to say except to recommend Day of Fire and Day of War as excellent books.
And if you're reading this bro, you're still wrong

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