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 Boudica - Vanessa Collingridge
Newest Review: ... this. We had female Druids and Warrior Queens ruling our tribes. She has clearly spent a long time in love with the image ... more  ... and background of Boudica, and yet here she does not let this get in the way of history and the 'real' boudica. She uses it to fuel an analysis and recount the exciting facts that we do know about her....
It's essential considering how often her image is used in patriotic terms for Britain. Or in new film or tv productions. Or as an image of Empire! (ironic) But luckily this book is anti-patriotic really, and anti-Celtic neo-paganism. It tells us what we really know about Druidry etc: ie, not that much. But how differe...more |
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Boudica - Vanessa Collingridge: Tribal history of Britain (266 words)
by - written on 22/03/09 (Very useful, 73 readings)
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This is a great book to immerse yourself in the ancient British world, with a mostly level-headed view, although slightly feminist, it has good cause to be. For the Romans and Christianity came to Britain and have given us a male-dominated Britain and religion for some time. It wasn't always like this. We had female Druids and Warrior Queens ruling our tribes. She has clearly spent a long time in love with the image and background of Boudica, and yet here she does not let this get in the way of history and the 'real' boudica. She uses it to fuel an analysis and recount the exciting facts that we do know about her.... It's essential ... Read the complete review
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