ICONIC LONDONERS BOUDICCA
On the Victoria Embankment, facing Westminster under the shadow of Big Ben, stands a bronze statue, or more accurately, a group of sculptures depicting two galloping horses pulling a chariot yet uncontrolled by any of the three women who rode within. Boadicea and Her Daughters features the ancient British queen (who is also known as Boudicca or Boudica) and was begun by sculptor Thomas Thornycroft in 1856, yet only erected in its current position by his son John in 1902.
The piece was commissioned by Queen Victoria and intriguingly Boudicca’s facial features resemble those of the former monarch. Its position so close to the Houses of Parliament – the nucleus of British political power –
