Orderic Vitalis, William of Malmesbury, Florence of Worcester, and Henry of Huntingdon condemned the New Forest project as cruel because of its destruction of thirty-six villages and churches to make a personal hunting preserve. 

William the Conqueror could also be called William the Disruptor, as he reordered women’s rights, the Church, social structure, the treasury, and forestry.

The Harrying of the North, a scorched-earth campaign upon Northumbria, caused vast destruction, a decade of famine, and took centuries to recover.

Many cautionary medieval tales warn of the same happenings and outcomes in modern times. T

The Great Famine of 1268 CE is a cautionary tale from medieval times. The U.S. government views climate change and global temperatures as irrelevant. History begs to differ!

The powerful 12th-century Eleanor of Aquitaine was already Duchess of Aquitaine at fifteen years old. Thus, she was a perfect target for petty church clerics who declared her a “black legend.”