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She Crucified Her Enemies And Burnt London To The Ground. Meet Britain's First Feminist, Boadicea
Daily Mail ^
| 2-6-2008
| Paul Johnson
Posted on 02/07/2008 3:19:53 PM PST by blam
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02/07/2008 3:19:59 PM PST
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blam
To: SunkenCiv
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02/07/2008 3:20:22 PM PST
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blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
(Ahem)BOADICEA TV - KINGSTON CLEANS TOILETS WITH COCA-COLA
The budget on BOADICEA TV movie WARRIOR QUEEN was so tight, British actress ALEX KINGSTON had to wash her hands and clean her toilet with Coca-Cola.
The cast and crew on the Romanian set had no access to running water and had to make do with bottles of sparkling water and Coca-Cola.
But Kingston's simple trailer rider - an electric kettle - helped her stay sane when she jetted between the ER set and her epic about the ancient Queen of The Iceni.
She says, "It's in my contract - 'must have an electric kettle'. So I could boil up the water, but I had to flush my toilet with the Coca-Cola and wash my hands with the Coca-Cola.
"I can say that if you ever run out of bleach, Coca-Cola works really well. It gave me a nice clean toilet."
12/10/2003 20:51
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:23:52 PM PST
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blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
Interesting. I’d never heard of her.
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:25:34 PM PST
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sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: blam
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:27:09 PM PST
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Cinnamon Girl
(McCain calls it "radical islamic terrorism," the dems don't refer to it at all)
To: blam
I’ve seen a show about her on the history channel. That’s one bad bi**h.
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:27:55 PM PST
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cripplecreek
(Duncan Hunter, Conservative excellence in action.)
To: blam
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:28:08 PM PST
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blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
But, on his death, the Romans ignored the will, flogged Boadicea, raped her daughters and seized all her husband's property and estates.That must have been Billus Clintonus.
To: Cinnamon Girl
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:31:51 PM PST
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blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:33:52 PM PST
by
nuconvert
(There are bad people in the pistachio business.)
To: blam
People must agree to differ about heroes. I admire Chile and its people greatly, but I was concerned when my friend Salvador Allende became its president and opened the country to hordes of armed radicals from all over the world. The result was the world's highest inflation, universal violence and the threat of civil war.
I read this without looking at who the author was. Paul Johnson of course.
If they do an actual history with this film it should be very good.
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:33:58 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes into it.)
To: blam
"he Crucified Her Enemies And Burnt London To The Ground." You say that like it's a bad thing. But seriously, get ready England. Your Islamics are planning to do the same.
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:38:33 PM PST
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Enterprise
(Those who "betray us" also "Betray U.S." They're called DEMOCRATS!)
To: blam
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:39:12 PM PST
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Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: blam
Didn’t she invent the ta-ta or something?
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:39:33 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(What Would Hobson Choose?)
To: SirJohnBarleycorn
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:41:37 PM PST
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Enterprise
(Those who "betray us" also "Betray U.S." They're called DEMOCRATS!)
To: blam
I saw a History Channel program on her, back when they were doing history. I seem to recall they had located the battlefield, or at least knew the general location and topography.
To: sageb1
Interesting. I’d never heard of her.Oh, I really like her. She's that English actress who starred as Dr. Green's (Anthony Edwards) wife way back when ER was intersting.
Apparently, this was on British TV back in 2003. Wish they would show it on this side of the pond. It sounds very interesting.
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02/07/2008 3:46:59 PM PST
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: blam
I saw a History Channel program on her, back when they were doing history. I seem to recall they had located the battlefield, or at least knew the general location and topography.
To: blam
Sounds like revisionist claptrap to me. I've always read that she was roundly defeated when the second Roman legion was arrayed against her, and that her "triumph" last only a scant few years, marked mostly by raids on remote Roman outposts and villages that had been overburdened by taxes.
The revisionists make her out to be some kind of William Wallace in a bodice. Color me skeptical.
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posted on
02/07/2008 3:53:51 PM PST
by
IronJack
(=)
To: blam; Xenalyte
Bah!
Our own Xenalyte could take her out.
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