Ancient Coins Suggest Iron Age King Who Prompted Roman Invasion Was Female
Archaeological research from Bournemouth University indicates that the British ruler Verica, who encouraged Emperor Claudius to invade Britain in AD 43, was likely a woman.
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First reported by New Scientist, 10 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 5 Nov 2026. New Scientist published first, on 5 November at 00:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 10 min later. The most recent article, from The Guardian, appeared on 5 November at 05:00 UTC.
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- New ScientistBritish Iron Age ‘king’ who prompted Roman invasion was probably a woman
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesAncient coins suggest influential Iron Age king was female
- The GuardianHistorians say King Verica persuaded Rome to invade Britain. But could Verica actually have been a queen?
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- Historians say King Verica persuaded Rome to invade Britain. But could Verica actually have been a queen? The Guardian ·
- Ancient coins suggest influential Iron Age king was female Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- British Iron Age ‘king’ who prompted Roman invasion was probably a woman New Scientist
In this story
- Bournemouth University
- Verica
- Roman
- Claudius