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www.ks1resources.co.uk MD 2012 The Warrior Queen The Warrior Queen The Warrior Queen The Warrior Queen The Warrior Queen The Warrior Queen The Warrior Queen The Warrior Queen www.ks1resources.co.uk On the following slides, the pictures are meant to show the same person. As you look at them ……. What do you notice? Why are the pictures so different? Why are they drawings not photographs? What kind of person do you think the woman in the pictures was? What was she like? Who was she? www.ks1resources.co.uk SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk She is remembered for leading a revolt against the Romans after her husband King Prasutagus died. Boudicca was the Celtic Queen of the Iceni tribe of East Anglia. SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk The Celts didn’t read or write so anything we know about Boudicca comes from the descriptions that were written down by rich educated Romans. SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk For a long time, the story of Boudicca was almost forgotten, but years later the Victorians discovered the writings of two men, Tacitus and Cassius Dio. Tacitus SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk One of those who wrote about Boudicca was the Roman senator and historian, Tacitus. He wrote about Boudicca and her tribe’s revolt 50 years after it happened. Tacitus’ father-in-law was at the battle and may have been able to give Tacitus an eye witness account of what happened. SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk Tacitus believed that Boudicca was justified in rebelling against Rome and fighting for the rights of her people. What do you think? What do you think? What do you think? What do you think? SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk In his writing, Tacitus told us what Boudicca was In his writing, Tacitus told us what Boudicca was In his writing, Tacitus told us what Boudicca was In his writing, Tacitus told us what Boudicca was feeling at the time: feeling at the time: feeling at the time: feeling at the time: Boudicca, with her daughters before her in a chariot, went to tribe after tribe protesting that it was not unusual for them to fight under the leadership of a woman. “But now,” she said, “it is not as queen but as one of the people that I am avenging our lost freedom, my bruised body and my outraged daughters. The Romans have gone too far. We will have righteous vengeance. The gods are on our side. If you look to the cause of this war and the strength of our army, you will see that in this battle you must either conquer or die with glory. There is no alternative. That is what I, a woman, plan to do!” SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk Cassius Dio was a Roman senator. He wrote about the events 150 years later, probably using the work of Tacitus to help him write about the revolt. SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk Cassius Cassius Cassius Cassius Dio Dio Dio Dio described Boudicca described Boudicca described Boudicca described Boudicca…… …… …… …….. .. .. .. The Celtic rebels thought she was their strongest leader. She was much more intelligent than most other women. She was very tall. She looked terrifying with a fierce glint in her eye. Her voice was harsh. A great mass of the tawniest hair hung down to her hips. Around her neck she had a large golden, torque necklace. She wore a dress of many colours with a thick cloak over it pinned together with a brooch. She had gathered together an army of about 120,000 men and grasped a spear, to strike fear into all who saw her. Celtic torque SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk Cassius Cassius Cassius Cassius Dio Dio Dio Dio also wrote: also wrote: also wrote: also wrote: So long as she and her husband were allies of Rome, she would have adopted the dress and manners of the Romans but, during her rebellion, she shed this image and adopted one more appropriate for a warrior queen. SAMPLE SLIDE www.ks1resources.co.uk Throughout history, some have thought that Boudicca was a heroine who protected her people and fought back against the Roman occupation of Britain. Others thought she was a ruthless villain who took vicious revenge against anyone who stood in her way. There are many pictures of Boudicca. They all look different because everyone has a different opinion of what she was like as a person. SAMPLE SLIDE
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On the following slides, the pictures are meant to show the same person. As you look at them …….
What do you notice?
Why are the pictures so different?Why are they drawings not photographs?
What kind of person do you think the woman in the pictures was? What was she like?Who was she?
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She is remembered for leading a revolt against the Romans after her husband King Prasutagus died.
Boudicca was the Celtic Queen of the Iceni tribe of East Anglia.
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The Celts didn’t read or write so anything we know about Boudicca comes from the descriptions that were written down by rich educated Romans.
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For a long time, the story of Boudicca was almost forgotten, but years later the Victorians discovered the writings of two men, Tacitus and Cassius Dio.
Tacitus
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One of those who wrote about Boudicca was the Roman senator and historian, Tacitus. He wrote about Boudicca and her tribe’s revolt 50 years after it happened.
Tacitus’ father-in-law was at the battle and may have been able to give Tacitus an eye witness account of what happened.
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Tacitus believed that Boudicca was justified in rebelling against Rome and fighting for the rights of her people.
What do you think?What do you think?What do you think?What do you think?
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In his writing, Tacitus told us what Boudicca was In his writing, Tacitus told us what Boudicca was In his writing, Tacitus told us what Boudicca was In his writing, Tacitus told us what Boudicca was feeling at the time:feeling at the time:feeling at the time:feeling at the time:
Boudicca, with her daughters before her in a chariot, went
to tribe after tribe protesting that it was not unusual for
them to fight under the leadership of a woman. “But now,”
she said, “it is not as queen but as one of the people that
I am avenging our lost freedom, my bruised body and my
outraged daughters. The Romans have gone too far.
We will have righteous vengeance. The gods are on our side.
If you look to the cause of this war and the strength of our
army, you will see that in this battle you must either
conquer or die with glory. There is no alternative.
That is what I, a woman, plan to do!”
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Cassius Dio was a Roman senator. He wrote about the events 150 years later, probably using the work of Tacitus to help him write about the revolt.SAMPLE SLIDE
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Cassius Cassius Cassius Cassius DioDioDioDio described Boudiccadescribed Boudiccadescribed Boudiccadescribed Boudicca……………………........
The Celtic rebels thought she was their strongest leader. She was much more intelligent than most other women. She was very tall. She looked terrifying with a fierce glint in
her eye. Her voice was harsh. A great mass of the tawniest hair hung down to her hips. Around her neck she had a large golden, torque necklace. She wore a dress of many colours with a thick cloak over it pinned together with a brooch.
She had gathered together an army of about 120,000 men and grasped a spear, to strike fear into all who saw her.
Celtic torque
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Cassius Cassius Cassius Cassius DioDioDioDio also wrote:also wrote:also wrote:also wrote:
So long as she and her husband were allies of Rome, she would have adopted the dress and manners of the Romans but, during her rebellion, she shed this image and adopted
one more appropriate for a warrior queen.
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Throughout history, some have thought that Boudicca was a heroine who protected her people and fought back against the Roman occupation of Britain.
Others thought she was a ruthless villain who took vicious revenge against anyone who stood in her way.
There are many pictures of Boudicca. They all look different because everyone has a different opinion of what she was like as a person.
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What type of person do you think she was?What type of person do you think she was?What type of person do you think she was?What type of person do you think she was?Do you think she was a heroine or a villain?Do you think she was a heroine or a villain?Do you think she was a heroine or a villain?Do you think she was a heroine or a villain?SAMPLE SLIDE
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This is a statue of Boudicca near the River Thames in London.
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QCA Unit 6A Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Roman case study
LEARNING OBJECTIVESChildren should learn:•that sources about Boudicca contradict each other• that there are different opinions about Boudicca
POSSIBLE TEACHING ACTIVITIESWho was Boudicca?Show the children images of Boudicca. Ask them to describe what they see, drawing their attention to the differences in how she is portrayed. Discuss with the children what kind of person they think she was and why they think this. Ask the children to record their findings.
Help them to find evidence that confirms or contradicts their ideas.Read two different descriptions of Boudicca. Ask the children to identify similarities and differences between the stories.
Ask the children to draw a picture of Boudicca and write a short description of what they think she was really like.
LEARNING OUTCOMES• select information from pictures, which supports or contradicts other information• identify similarities and differences between two written descriptions of Boudicca• produce a description of Boudicca that draws on more than one source of information
POINTS TO NOTEPossible sources of information on Boudicca are: text books, postcards, contemporaneous writers, eg Tacitus, Dio Cassius, pictures of modern interpretations, eg statues outside the Houses of Parliament or in Cardiff city hall, pictures on book covers.
Children could record their findings in a two-column grid with the headings: ‘What we know’, and ‘Source of information’, with prompts such as hair, height, character, temper, colouring.This activity could be adapted by asking the children to make a labelled drawing of Boudicca instead of a written description.
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Learning Objective:
To identify different ways that Boudicca has been represented.Children should learn that sources about Boudicca contradict each other and that there are different opinions about Boudicca
Success Criteria:I can identify some of the different ways that Boudicca has been representedI might be able to explain why the depictions are different.
Questions:Is there any evidence that we can be absolutely certain is true? (Painting? Written account? Things that have been found/buried?)
Do we really know what kind of a person Boudicca was?
The answer to these questions is no, we can never be sure because we have to rely on interpretations.
Activity:Show a selection of depictions of Boudicca (two texts and two images). Discuss them. Do the children agree with one another?
Children to produce a short piece of writing comparing the depictions. What’s different about them? Some children might be able to think why they are different as welkl as how they are different.
Share and Discuss ideas.
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