‪@Eyewitnesstohistory‬ In the first historical account we find the tale from the famous medieval historian and chronicle writer William of Malmesbury. Taken to be an actual eyewitness account but seems too fantastical to be real. I found it to be an interesting tale and thought it would make a good story. Written in the 1120's in England translated by J. A. Giles, Bohn's Antiquarian Library in 1847. Taken from the book "They Saw it Happen" Historical Eyewitness Accounts (1957) Follows the life of a dark witch who sold her soul and what happens after she dies.
Second Story: Pope Gregory 'The Great" served in a monastery outside of Rome before becoming Pope. This is his account of life in a Christian Monastery in 565 A.D. Taken from the site "Eyewitness to History" Gregory's account appears in Robinson, James Harvey, Readings in European History (1906); Evans, Joan (ed.), The Flowering of the Middle Ages (1985).
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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - The Death of the Witch of Berkeley 1065 AD
05:25 - Life in a Christian Monastery 565 AD