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Boudicca's attack on Colchester
A discussion between a Celtic and Roman man about the attack on Colchester by Boudicca. Boudicca and the Iceni tribe successfully defeated the Roman Ninth Legion and destroyed the capital of Roman Britain, then at Colchester. Key details about Boudicca's life and motivation for the attack are also given.
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