ABSTRACT
The subject of Boudica, along with the themes of female power and liberty, were again taken up by Edmund Bolton, a friend of John Selden with whom he exchanged ideas. However, a current concern, pointed out by Hingley and Unwin, is that of future representations of Boudica as a freedom fighter for Britain which may be problematical in the current context of relations with countries in the Middle East. Bolton's value judgements are based on the social differences between the aristocracy and the half-brutish manners of the rascall multitude. This is apparent in his treatment of Boudica's rebellion, which was not properly managed or controlled, according to him. The statue in itself illustrates how the figure of Boudica has been manipulated and exploited for political reasons, although, in fact, Boudica was not fighting for any national identity in the first century AD but for the freedom of her regional tribe, the Iceni, in modern-day Norfolk.
