William and His Army Were Not Restrained in This March

One historian suggested that william was showing restraint because the devastation we see in this march isn't as bad as what we will later see in the harrying of the north. And it suggests that even now, william was concerned about encountering opposition, and so he preferred to move instead on less travelled routes. As he and his army moved along the pilgrim's way, his knights were out in the field murdering people, burning homes, slaughtering live stock and destroying communities. This wasn't an accident of a marching army. This was an intentional policy of destruction. Meanwhile, in london, the english aristocrats were finally starting to get to work. The carman tells us that ed