Worksheet - Queen Boudica's Rebellion

This KS3 resource looks at Queen Boudica’s Rebellion in AD 60 - 61. It covers the causes, events and consequences of what during her attempt to overthrow the Roman conquest of Britain. It is aimed at middle to upper ability students, but also contains differentiated tasks which are also suitable for SEND and KS2 students.

When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a three page worksheet that has been saved in both Word and PDF. It contains information, historical sources, images, tasks and activities covering Queen Boudica’s Rebellion. The tasks include a missing word activity on what happened, a Venn diagram activity comparing Roman and Celtic soldiers and a source analysis of Tacitus, a Roman Historians account of why the rebellion took place.

Ideally, students should have already studied the Roman Army and the Roman invasion of Britain. The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: Roman Britain
Know: Who was Queen Boudica?
Understand: Why did the Iceni tribe revolt against Roman rule?
Evaluate: Why did Queen Boudica’s Rebellion in AD 60 fail?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: Who Queen Boudica was?
Can You Explain: Why the Iceni tribe revolted against Roman rule?
Can You Evaluate: Why did Queen Boudica’s Rebellion fail?

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Roy