Norman Conquest
the conquest of England by the Normans, under William the Conqueror, in 1066.
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How to use Norman Conquest in a sentence
Judged in this way, I think the feudal system existed before the Norman Conquest.
Landholding In England | Joseph FisherBut many more words were added to the English language through the Norman Conquest.
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'NeillIn England surnames were not used until nearly a hundred years after the Norman Conquest, and then only by kings and nobles.
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'NeillWe first hear of the more important burghs or boroughs in the last hundred years or so before the Norman Conquest.
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'NeillIt was certainly known in this country before the Norman Conquest.
Chats on Household Curios | Fred W. Burgess
British Dictionary definitions for Norman Conquest
the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans, following the Battle of Hastings (1066)
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Cultural definitions for Norman Conquest
The overthrow of the government of England in 1066 by forces of Normandy, a province of northern France, under the leadership of William the Conqueror. William proclaimed himself king of England after defeating the English King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. Norman rule strengthened the power of the king and the system of feudalism in England and brought a great number of French influences to the English language (see Middle English) and English institutions.
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