British Iron Age king might actually have been a queen, scientist says

Dr Miles Russell, director of archaeological fieldwork at Bournemouth University, suggests that Verica, the ruler of the Atrebates, may have been a queen rather than a king. Verica governed territory across modern-day Hampshire and West Sussex and is credited with persuading Emperor Claudius to launch the Roman invasion of Britain in AD43. This controversial theory regarding the identity of the leader who incited the landing in Kent could provide a new perspective on British history.