
The Battle of Hastings was the world's first rolling news event, documented and reported in the cutting-edge medium of sewing by dead French ladies. However, nobody does sewing these days, so it is high time the whole affair was retold in a language today's modern youth will understand: Txt spk and TOP LOLZ.
Royal butler and not-a-thief-at-all Paul Burrell: Hey look up there! The Goodyear blimp!
King Harold: COCK. Right in the eye. Oh, I am ded
NOTE: Value of historical accuracy may go down as well as up
(, Wed 21 Jan 2009, 9:12, Reply)
I like this one as much as the Samual Pepys one, great stuff.
(, Wed 21 Jan 2009, 11:04, Reply)
...I'm a lazy bastard. After a year and a half of (not) writing, I'm up to February 12th 1660. A whole six weeks of Pepys Diarying.
(, Wed 21 Jan 2009, 12:43, Reply)