In Summary
Accounts of Boudicca may be “based on myth, legend and wishful thinking” as put by Natalie Kohout from the Department of History at Baker University of Clinton Township, but is it not true that these very accounts have led to positive change? Accounts of Boudicca are not entirely fact driven, this is for sure, but the impression she has left on the Western world has had an ultimately positive influence. Her story entices people with the subject of history and demonstrates the strength of woman leaders. She also shows the love mothers possess which can sometimes be portrayed negatively by society, Boudicca demonstrated how a mothers love can motivate them to have strength beyond compare when their children are threatened! Exhibit A! Jean Tribolo, who has studied excavations, digs and the history of the Roman Empire poses the question in his article ‘Would the Real Boudicca Please Stand Up,’ “Was Boudicca a heroine defending her home or some brutal warrior?” I conclude both.
Accounts of Boudicca may be “based on myth, legend and wishful thinking” as put by Natalie Kohout from the Department of History at Baker University of Clinton Township, but is it not true that these very accounts have led to positive change? Accounts of Boudicca are not entirely fact driven, this is for sure, but the impression she has left on the Western world has had an ultimately positive influence. Her story entices people with the subject of history and demonstrates the strength of woman leaders. She also shows the love mothers possess which can sometimes be portrayed negatively by society, Boudicca demonstrated how a mothers love can motivate them to have strength beyond compare when their children are threatened! Exhibit A! Jean Tribolo, who has studied excavations, digs and the history of the Roman Empire poses the question in his article ‘Would the Real Boudicca Please Stand Up,’ “Was Boudicca a heroine defending her home or some brutal warrior?” I conclude both.