2.1 - 23 The Normans and Angevins 1066 - 1217
The History of England
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The Harrying of the English
Oderick records William's words on his deathbed. He wrote the king stopped at nothing to hunt his enemies he cut down many people and destroyed homes and land nowhere else had he shown such cruelty this made a real change. Oderick also recorded that Eden William himself came to realize the depth of his crime. The harrying though worse in the north was also carried out in 1070 through large swathes of Mercia. Vast areas remain uncultivated and depopulated even 15 years later. Edgar fled back to his brother in law in Scotland Walthia from Goss Patrick submitted to William and hang me if they don't get a kiss on both cheeks a chuck under the
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