Books: What Did the Romans Ever Do for Boudica ; Boudica and the Lost Roman by Mike Ripley, Severn House, (Pounds 18.99).

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The Queen of the Iceni has more pronunciations than "moussaka". With the oldies, it was Boa-dis-e-a; with Mike Ripley, Bodica. Similarly, our author is presented here in a new guise.

Hitherto, in fiction, he has concentrated his formidable talents on the Angel series of semi-comedy thrillers, and has twice won the annual CWA Last Laugh Award. In Boudica and the Lost Roman, we experience a new dimension in his approach - one of insight, compassion and considerable scholarship. The general reader may remember that after the death of her husband, Boudica fell victim to Roman brutality, and subsequently led her East Anglian tribe in revolt against the occupying forces - with much success.

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Books: What Did the Romans Ever Do for Boudica ; Boudica and the Lost Roman by Mike Ripley, Severn House, (Pounds 18.99).

The Romans were caught on the back foot and London, Colchester and St Albans were comprehensively...

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