First of all, can you clear it up for us – is it Boudica or Boadicea?

It’s actually both, I find it depends on your age as to how you pronounce my name. I am known as Boudicca... you may bow. You may call me whatever you want.. .unless youre a filthy dirty Roman then I shall just stab ya with me spear.

If you’d had the technology we have today back then, do you think things might have turned out differently for you?

Good question! Who knows... I had around 10,0000 people in my gang... may have had more if we had the means to communicate better!

But think of the phone bills! Anyway, you’re coming to the Beck Theatre – very close to St Albans/Verulamium... Are you having any nasty flashbacks?

Grrrr!! Verulamium was the third largest settlement for those stinky Romans. We had to invade, had to try... it’s about our freedom. And besides they do a good pasty in the city centre... fighting makes me very hungry.

We’re very honoured to have you! Will you be coming by chariot?

Of course. I shall be accompanied by other British greats such as Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, King Henry Vlll.

Name-dropper! But you’re greater than all of those, aren't you?

Richard the Lionheart, Guy Fawkes, Burke and Hare... but no one can rock a tune like Queen Boudicca. Did you know it was Queen Victoria who remembered me as the amazing woman I was? Boudicca means ‘victory’ so we're very similar.

What horrible things are we going to learn about you in Horrible Histories?

Well that would be telling, but me and the other guys have a ball! Educational whilst laughing ya horrible heads off! The second half of the show has this new technology you speak of... 3D! Things fly out at you... I didn’t even flinch.

Sounds truly horrible! Are we going to find out how you died? DID you poison yourself? Or is that treasonous to ask?

In the show they claim I poisoned myself... but I am more interested in where I can get my ginger hair done in Harrow.

  • Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain is at Beck Theatre, Grange Road, Hayes from Tuesday, November 25 to Saturday, November 29, at various times. Details: 020 8561 8371, becktheatre.org.uk