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The Brigantes were a large confederacy, stretching across northern England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea.The Brigantes appeared to be allies of Rome in the first century A.D. However jealousy between Queen Cartimandua and her husband, Venutius, resulted in intercession by Roman troops on the queen's behalf. Venutius was later beaten in a pitched battle.