The Double Obstacle

The approach to Eley was brutal, dispiriting and by the end, William's whole army was consumed by anxiety. The Lieber Eleances tells us that during this advance, William actually ordered his men to walk across the corpses as bridges. And if you're a Mary Shelley or Edgar Allan Poe fan, this place sounds awesome. But it's the sort of place that you'd want to spend your time draping delicately over a couch with your poetry, not trying to invade with an army.