Caractacus. 1859 Size:L: 75 x 60cm three men attempt to pull

three men attempt to pull down a tree using ropes while two others look on

the west side with All Souls church on the far right

View of the Staple Inn and garden

'Last dying speech and Confession'

Caractacus. 1859 Size:L: 75 x 60cm three men attempt to pullCaractacus. 1859. King of the British tribe of Trinovantes, and the son of Cunobelinus. Caratacus' kingdom, embracing the Atrebates of Hampshire and probably the Dobunni of Gloucestershire, lay in the west. At the time of the Roman invasion of Britain during the reign of Claudius, he led the native resistance against Aulus Plautius (ad 43 47) and, after being defeated, withdrew into south Wales.