Queen Boadicea(d. AD 60 or 61 ) was a queen of the Iceni tribe of East Anglia who led an uprising of the tribes against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire. Literature says that she was "possessed of greater intelligence than often belongs to women", that she was tall, had long red hair down to her hips, a harsh voice and a piercing glare. It was said that she released a hare from the fold of her cloak at dawn in order to gain insight into which direction she should march towards victory.