Parallels have been drawn between the folk hero Boudica and Daenerys Targaryen, the fictional ruler in HBO's Game of Thrones, following the show's latest plot twist. Boudica's body count included thousands of civilians - including women whose breasts were mutilated - as she led the rebel British Celtic Iceni tribe in an insurgency against the Romans around AD 60. In the penultimate episode, Daenerys - portrayed by actress Emilia Clarke - uses her dragon Drogon to burn King's Landing, incinerating civilians and soldiers who had surrendered. Before the city was reduced to ashes, civilians were slaughtered en masse and religious sacrifices were carried out. Boudica's forces were largely outnumbered and were slaughtered after being surrounded by the Romans.

Source: Daily Mirror May 18, 2019 19:24 UTC