Britons (historical) - Notable Britons

Notable Britons

• Arthur – Romano-British war leader of debatable historicity.
• Boudica – Queen of the Iceni, who led the failed rebellion against Roman occupation in 60 AD.
• Cadwallon ap Cadfan - King of Gwynedd, fought against the Anglo-Saxons.
• Caratacus – a leader of the defence against the Roman conquest of Britain.
• Cartimandua – Queen of the Brigantes during and after the Roman invasion.
• Cassivellaunus – led the defence against Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain in 54 BC.
• Coel Hen - the "Old King Cole" of the popular nursery rhyme.
• Cogidubnus – a British client-king, later made a citizen of Rome and awarded Fishbourne Roman Palace.
• Commius – historical King of the Belgic nation of the Atrebates, initially in Gaul, then in Britannia, during the 1st century BC.
• Cunedda – post-Roman King and progenitor of the Kingdom of Gwynedd.
• Cunobelinus – historical King of southern Britain between the first and second Roman invasions. The basis for Shakespeare's Cymbeline.
• King Lot - grandfather of St Kentigern, and eponymous king of Lothian.
• Mailoc - Bishop of Britonia (Galicia) in the 6th century AD
• Saint Patrick - a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland,
• Pelagius – an influential Christian monk and theologian, whose thought was branded heresy later in life.
• Prasutagus – husband of Boudica.
• Togodumnus – a leader of the defence against the Roman conquest of Britain.
• Urien – King of Rheged (modern Lancashire and Cumbria).
• Vortigern – warlord and King in the 5th century AD. Best known for inviting the Jutes to Kent.