PAPER: Washington 'has surpassed Roosevelt's New Deal'... Oct 10, 2008
As for the invention of the wheel - what about the famed chariots of Boudicca slicing the invading Romans legs off. The collapse of the EU will happen because you cannot have market parity within a trading zone that encompasses countries with two to one natural harvest times. (The Drudge Report)
A faltering thin red line of 'eroes Jun 7, 2008
Forged over millennia by aggressive inhabitants and led by warriors from Queen Boudicca to Winston Churchill by way of Henry V, British soldiers have won some of the most famous battles in world history. Looming defeats have also often been turned - by the alchemy of inspirational military leadership - into stunning victories. (Asia Times Online)
Myth conceptions Feb 5, 2008
Boudicca, queen of the Iceni people of eastern Britain who led an uprising against the occupying Romans (5 per cent). 6. (Globe and Mail)
Q: What links witch-hunts and the Wild West? Oct 21, 2007
Watson pointed to the plethora of television programmes that glamorise the lives of figures such as Queen Victoria and Boudicca to explain the trend. He said that history is becoming part of popular culture and that celebrity historians such as David Starkey are now as popular as TV chefs. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Has Ricky Gervais stopped being funny? Aug 8, 2007
Posted by Boudicca on August 7, 2007 9:29 AM. The man can't separate himself from his character in the Office. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Is gingerism as bad as racism? Jun 7, 2007
King David Queen Boudicca Pharaoh Ramses II Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I Sir Winston Churchill. "I was on the Tube, pregnant, and I was really humiliated by this drunk yob. He was shouting 'do the cuffs and the collars match?' He got right up into my face. You don't do that to other people.". (BBC News -- UK)
Ginger glory Jun 5, 2007
At times, too, it has been considered fortuitous to be ginger - the colour enjoyed popularity during the 16th century, while some of the most respected figures in British history have been redheads: Queen Boudicca, Winston Churchill, Oliver Cromwell and Queen Elizabeth I among them. Scientists have also discovered that red-headed women are better at tolerating pain than anyone else, because of a protein produced by the hair colour gene MC1R.. (Guardian Unlimited)
From New York to Tokyo, hats make a quiet comeback Feb 28, 2007
In addition to selling from his eponymous store in The Oxo Building, which he opened last November, Bennett makes one-offs for designers like Hamish Morrow and Boudicca and for films, including the acclaimed "United 93.". But aspiring milliners, even those in Britain, know the business has its problems. (International Herald Tribune)
29 students will go to state contest Feb 10, 2007
First - Kathryn Royal and Tara Peplow, Fleming Island High, "Emily Dickinson Second - Miranda Rinker and Kellie Woods, Fleming Island High, "Boudicca" Junior single performance First - Alexa Collazo, Lakeside Junior High, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" Second - Tucker Simonton, Lakeside Junior High, "The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Super Marine Spitfire" Junior group performance First - Elisa Gentry and Christy Phillips, Lakeside Junior High, "Inscriptions of Hope. Second - Melissa... (Florida Times-Union)
