After Boudicca's husband, the king of the Iceni tribe died, he left part of his kingdom to the Romans, and the other part to his two daughters. The Romans, however, wanted all
… the territory and invaded, taxing the people, and taking some as slaves. Boudicca spoke out against the Roman injustices, and in retaliation and to silence her, the Romans publicly flogged her and raped her two daughters. Boudicca then gathered together many of the other Briton tribes, and lead a rebellion against Rome. (MORE)