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421 – The Wake at Ely

The British History Podcast

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The Monk's Refectory

The guesta was supplemented by oral histories, and oral histories should not be automatically discounted. Leo Frich the Deacon couldn't have personally witnessed this testimony at Williams Court. So it's possible that something resembling this conversation really did happen within Williams Court. And if true, that's a bad sign, because it means he wasn't even winning the hearts and minds of his own men at this point.

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