BONUS: Cartimandua: The Anti-Boudicca

This is a bonus episode from our Patreon-exclusive catalog! This episode is usually only available to subscribers at the $5 level and up, but we decided to release it on our main feed as a Saturnalia gift to our listeners. Boudicca wasn't the only Celtic warrior queen who shows up in the ancient sources. We know of one other: Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes.  The Brigantes were neighbors of Boudicca's people, the Iceni. But while Boudicca rebelled against Rome, Cartimandua sided with the Romans. She's the one who betrayed the freedom fighter Caratacas, turning him over to the Romans in chains after he fled the battlefield at Caer Caradog. In this episode, we take a closer look at Cartimandua's life and the reasons behind her decisions.  Get more episodes like this one on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ancienthistoryfangirl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices