Boudicca By Peter Sweeney Offers Evidence To The Location Of The Warrior Queen’s Bloodiest Battle

Boudicca By Peter Sweeney Offers Evidence To The Location Of The Warrior Queen’s Bloodiest Battle, On The Table Read Magazine, “the best entertainment eBook magazine UK“, Peter Sweeney’s Boudicca – In Search of the Defile proposes a new location for Boudicca’s famous Battle of Wattling Street, arguing that Pascombe Pit in Dunstable Downs is the more likely site based on the Roman’s strategic preferences and evidence from the area.

Boudicca – In Search Of The Defile

Peter Sweeney’s Boudicca – In Search of the Defile challenges conventional wisdom about Boudicca’s rebellion, offering historians and enthusiasts a compelling new theory. After decades of research, Sweeney presents compelling evidence supporting his claim that the Battle of Wattling Street took place in the Dunstable Downs.

Sweeney’s concise yet informative book is accessible to both general readers and experts, providing a compelling argument for his theory based on the geography of the region. Is Sweeney’s theory the missing piece of the puzzle in understanding Boudicca’s rebellion?

In AD 61, Queen Boudicca led a devastating rebellion against the Romans, sacking several cities and causing mass casualties. Her army was eventually defeated by General Suetonius Paulinus. Sweeney challenges existing theories about the battle’s location, arguing that it must have occurred near St Albans. Sweeney proposes the Dunstable Downs as the likely site of the Battle of Wattling Street, a strategic location near St Albans.

Sweeney’s book sparks a debate about the battle’s location and calls for archaeological investigations to confirm or refute his theory.

Peter Sweeney

Peter Sweeney, a former company director, recently retired and began pursuing his lifelong passion for ancient British history. Driven by his passion for history, Peter has spent over two decades searching for the elusive site of Boudicca’s battle.

Peter is a lifelong Londoner who enjoys spending time with his wife at home or their holiday caravan on the Isle of Wight. He holds a BA(Hons) in Media from the University of Luton and fondly recalls his time there.

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