Boudica

(There are several different spellings of her name, I'm going the with this one since it's closest, as far as I can tell, to the original spelling/pronunciation.)

My favorite part of From Hell has to be Gull and Netley's rambling journey across London. It made me want to go spend a couple of months wandering the city myself with a map and historical guide. What was really interesting though was the inclusion of Boudica's destruction of London, mostly because Moore is rather infamous for being more than a bit of a misogynist. That he decided to include such a powerful example of what happens when women are crossed is interesting. Although it makes a weird sort of sense, since the whole story can be seen as a cautionary tale of what happens when women are granted power and the lengths men must go to keep them in check. Or maybe I'm reading too much into things.

I tried to find a picture of the stratigraphic profile of London mentioned, but couldn't come up with anything. Anyone else have any luck?