As part of Sir William Cecil's plot to overthrow Spanish rule in England, the Baron approached playwright William Shakespeare in 1597 with the idea of writing a play stressing the heroism of the Iceni in resisting foreign rule on British soil. The result was Boudicca, which was performed at The Theatre in 1598, inciting its audience to join an uprising against Spanish forces.
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