Britain's Iron Age landscape conceals many secrets and has many tales to tell and few stories are more dramatic than that of the Brigantes and their queen Cartimandua, when the Romans arrived in Britain. A contemporary of Boudicca, Cartimandua faced the same choice: to fight the invaders or o cooperate with them. Cartimandua is the first recorded female ruler in Britain, yet her choice to ally herself with the Romans has meant that history has condemned her ever since. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"98514","attributes":{"alt":"Roman legions landing in Britain (Erica Guilane-Nachez / Adobe Stock)","class":"media-image","height":"366","style":"width: 610px; height: 366px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Roman legions landing in Britain ( Erica Guilane-Nachez / Adobe Stock ) Cartimandua’s life, her people and her origins are, like so much of this era, shrouded in
