{
  "id": 18381925,
  "title": "Was the British King Who Urged the Romans to Invade Actually a Queen? One Archaeologist Thinks So",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/was-the-british-king-who-urged-the-romans-to-invade-actually-a-queen",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-05T21:38:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-the-british-king-who-urged-the-roman-invasion-of-britain-actually-a-queen-one-archaeologist-thinks-so-180989821/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Linguistic clues and ancient coins could suggest that Verica—a ruler who fled Britain and convinced Roman Emperor Claudius to launch an invasion across the English Channel—has been misgendered for centuries",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Science",
        "title": "Historians say King Verica persuaded Rome to invade Britain. But could Verica actually have been a queen?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/historians-say-king-verica-persuaded-rome-to-invade-britain-but-could",
        "published": "2026-11-05T05:00:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}