Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Watling Street

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Battle of Watling Street
I've proposed this article for deletion on two grounds. One, it duplicates the entry on Boudicca, and two, although the identification of the battle site as Watling Street seems likely, it's conjecture. I've never heard Boudicca's last stand refered to as the "Battle of Watling Street" before, so I can't imagine anyone looking for information on it would look it up under that title. If there's a good reason keeping this entry and not, say, expanding the report of the battle under Boudicca, please speak up. --Nicknack009 08:50, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep This looks like original subject matter to me Sniffandgrowl 00:26, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * User was created today; this was his third edit. All edits to date are to Vfd debates. &mdash;Korath (Talk) 01:18, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: This was apparently never listed on vfd, so I'm putting it on today's page. &mdash;Korath (Talk) 01:18, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep: Googling for "Battle of Watling Street" -wikipedia gets plenty of results, so some people out there use the name. FreplySpang (talk) 03:44, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Boudicca as it's a duplicate. Radiant_* 09:38, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable battle and article should discuss battle from both sides points of view Romans and Britons. Capitalistroadster 12:08, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep a well written article about a notable ancient battle. Expand. Megan1967 13:32, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep It is often refered to as the Battle of Watling Street. Blizzard1
 * Merge with Boudicca and turn into redirect. A lot of this is about Boudicca generally, not just her last battle (whatever you call it). PatGallacher 01:16, 2005 Apr 3 (UTC)
 * Keep Good article, original Christopher 21:53, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and remove the duplicate material from main article. Only obvious fault I can see is that this "Paullinus engaged Boudicca in a field just south of Watling Street." could be pretty well anywhere you wanted it to be!  Current thinking (a recent BBC documentary places it here:, between Paulerspury and Grafton Regis, a few miles south of Lactodorum (Towcester) (near Milton Keynes.  I notice that the main article puts it anywhere but!).  So yes, the general stuff about Budicca could go, but the battle itself is critical and deserves special mention. --Red King 13:59, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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