alex kingston star in the gritty dram about the formidable iceni queen boudica . no longer be able to bear the pain of see the woman he love with another man dervalloc set off across the water away from his passionate queen and convinced she be content with her king and two child but boudica have a lot to be unhappy about . a wife to king prasutagus of the iceni tribe and she see her fierce husband sham before rome greedy onslaught . prasutagus accept a treaty that preserve his tribe independence but at the cost of high tax . when he die mysteriously and boudica become the iceni leader but allegiance to her be not all one side . deprave roman captain catus show the spirited queen a copy of her husband will which leave half of his kingdom to the roman empire . convince the will be a forgery boudica battle to bring her people away from the slavery that be rome and attempt to conquer the very powerful roman empire with tragic consequence .