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425 – Hereward: The Fall of Ely

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The Battle of Eley

The Lieber claims that the mere sight of William's magnificent face was all that it took to break the will of the English. But pretty face or not, William still needed to reach the central monastery of Eley. So we're told that he and his army, quote, went round the crooked fin pads on a most difficult march. This was the rebels home turf. And they were rebels who were experienced at guerrilla tactics.

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