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Queen Boudica's Revolt: The Battle of Watling Street

The Roman Army was the best equipped, best trained and most fearsome fighting machine of the age. When the united tribes of ancient Britain rose in revolt under the charismatic Iceni Queen Boudicca, it was fully put to the test before achieving final bloody victory at Watling Street in AD61. In this episode, Karl Ude-Martinez gets to use a Gladius sword and a Pilum spear, to test Roman armour and to hear how tactics were developed to inflict the worst possible wounds on the enemy.

English
  • Originally Aired April 22, 2012
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network Sky History
  • Created June 28, 2014 by
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