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Echolands
- A Journey in Search of Boudica
- Narrated by: Duncan Mackay
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
An original, revelatory, enthralling narrative history of how Queen Boudica led the greatest rebellion Britain has ever seen.
Almost 2000 years ago, Boudica led the greatest rebellion Britain has ever seen. Within the space of a single blood-soaked year, she united the tribes to deliver blow after devastating blow to the Roman regime, culminating in a brutal, decisive battle.
Archaeologist Duncan Mackay has spent a lifetime on the trail of Boudica. Beginning near his home in Norfolk, in the heart of Boudica's tribal territory, he embarks on a journey in the footsteps of Romans and Britons, exploring their villages, towns, forts and roads. The passage of two millennia has buried the world that Boudica knew, but Duncan finds that its echoes and physical traces still surround us - as long as you know where to look. The armies marched along the roads we still use, and died in their thousands in towns, cities and countryside where we still live today. The site of Boudica's last battle was long believed be lost to time, but the threads of the story all pull towards one remarkable, forgotten little corner of the English landscape.
From the Breckland of Norfolk to the back streets of Colchester, from the remotest corner of Anglesey to the depths of the London Underground, Duncan takes us back two thousand years to retell the story of Britain's bloodiest year. Fusing ancient history, modern excavation, landscape exploration, and vivid reconstruction, Echolands weaves the long-lost tapestry of Boudica's war.
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- Jack Clancy
- 26-10-23
Excellent book
I loved this book. Roman era is my favourite subject in history to read and the Boudiccan war I fascinating. If only we could find the last battlefield location with all our technology and resources. Well done Duncan Mackay.
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- NumptyDoo
- 15-04-23
Superb, well argued book!
This is about the best book I've read (listened to) in decades! it evokes the Boudicca Revolt extremely clearly, adding lots of detail from recent archaeology, and combines it with present day scenes like a Marks and Spencers food hall or an industrial estate,call of which the author has obviously visited. It rolls along wonderfully, balancing the excitement and tension of the time. I very much did not want to agree with his conclusion but am a reluctant convert - a completely convinced convert.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough
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