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School Radio,29 Jan 2014,20 mins

SeriesRomans!

3. Boudicca!

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Back at the end of the Iron Age Wife of Prasutagus, fierce with rage Leads the Iceni with angry shout Wants to drive the Romans out Tribal warrior, Celtic Queen Fiercer than Romans had ever seen BOUDICCA! Metal-torc and bright-red hair Tattooed skin and angry glare Horses thundering, chariot-ride Thousands of warriors by her side Attacks three cities with sparks of fire Burns them into a funeral-pyre BOUDICCA! [instrumental verse with body-percussion and percussion - to evoke iron, galloping horses, chariots, and war-shouts] Back at the end of the Iron Age Wife of Prasutagus, fierce with rage Leads the Iceni with angry shout Wants to drive the Romans out Tribal warrior, Celtic Queen Fiercer than Romans had ever seen BOUDICCA! Boudicca! Boudicca! Boudicca! Boudicca! BOUDICCA!

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