A Short History of the Norse Defeat at Stamford Bridge for Bostonians
“Befohr that shit-show at Hastings, there was the shit-show at Stamford Bridge, which is really famous tah people who have good taste but is less populah r’e...
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I ain't from Boston or any other English speaking place, and my only interests in the perfidious Albion are playing Crusader Kings (where this whole three-sided fracas makes for interesting gameplay), and waiting for it to sink under the sea as it should've done long ago if it had any shame, but this was a nice read.
Book seems to be on the local amazon page, bit pricey, but might end up buying it in a moment of weakness.
I may or may not have opened this because I have fond memories of Fulhamerica and some ignorance about English history