Forgotten heroes Nov 18, 2009
The only reason we know anything about her [Boudicca] is that two Roman historians wrote about her" Dan Snow Another important factor, says Snow, is publicity. "You have to get your PR exactly right ... " All the great heroes - Lord Nelson, Lawrence of Arabia, Francis Drake, General Patton - made sure they had journalists around them, he says. And even in the Iron Age, warlords had poets to make an oral record their military victories. "We see Boudicca as one of the great forces of resistance to... (BBC News -- UK)
Name-change challenge Sep 1, 2009
It was about Boudicca ... But it turns out Boudicca (pronounced BOO-dicka) is the person I've always understood to be Boadicea (Bow-de-SEE-a), the Celtic queen ... A quick Google search reveals that ''Boudicca'' has come into vogue in the past decade because the spelling is more in line with the original Celtic. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Maestro Edward Downes, wife Joan die: suicide Jul 16, 2009
"After 54 happy years together, they decided to end their own lives rather than continue to struggle with serious health problems," said a statement from their son and daughter, Caractacus and Boudicca. "They wanted to be next to each other when they died," Caractacus Downes told London's Evening Standard newspaper. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Holding hands, British conductor and wife commit suicide Jul 15, 2009
"After 54 happy years together, they decided to end their own lives rather than continue to struggle with serious health problems," said a statement from the couple's son and daughter, Caractacus and Boudicca. "They wanted to be next to each other when they died," Caractacus Downes told London's Evening Standard newspaper. (Honolulu Advertiser)
