Re: [semi OT] Women wargamers -longish

and it came to pass that Nyrath did write:
> John Atkinson wrote:
> > Unfortunately female command in real warfare is rather limited.
>	I've found a few scanty references.
>	( I'm not sure how accurate these are...)
> 
>	There was a "warrior queen" named Boadicea in Roman age
>	Britain who gave the Romans a hard time.  She conquered
>	the Roman colony of Camulodunum (now Cholchester)
>	and defeated an entire Roman division.

that's 'colchester', for those who care. it is from the latin/saxon
'city on the colne'. the colne is the river which flows through it (the
town is situated at the LBP; the lowest - most seaward - point at which
the river could be bridged with roman technology).

well, as probably the only lister to actually live two train stops from
colchester ....

yes, this is a local figure who we all learn about in primary school.
she was a queen of the Iceni, a local briton tribe, who generally gave
the romans a hard time and sacked the town, which i think at the time
was the roman capital.

her camp was nearby, and it is my personal (and incorrect) belief that
it was at wivenhoe, where i live. in fact, i have located her command
centre in the beer garden of the Greyhound pub, where i and some
colleagues have made several in-depth studies ...

Tom

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