Boudica: The Life of Britain's Legendary Warrior Queen Book

Despite the title, Collingridge broadens the scope of this biography to help the readers understand the context she has existed in, including a history of Rome and its imperialism, the tribes that ancient Britain consisted of, and the entwined mythology of Boudica and Britannia in association with English queens Elizabeth and Victoria.

If I hadn't recently read Mary Beard's SPQR or been well-versed in the Tudor dynasty, this might have been more appreciated - instead I skimmed through. I did enjoy Collingridge's examination of Boudica's feminism and how it was reinterpreted throughout time as well as, of course, the chapters focusing on what little historical evidence remains of Boudica herself. But this scarcity of information unfortunately means that the subject of the book is slightly misleading.