Norman dynasty

American  

noun

1. a succession of English kings founded by Duke William of the duchy of Normandy in northern France, who conquered England in 1066 and whose successors ruled the country to 1154.

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Example Sentences

Under the Norman dynasty the natural results of the Conqueror’s ecclesiastical policy were controlled by the power of the Crown.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

At the period of the Conquest, and whilst the Norman dynasty was on the throne, there were a number of people who bore this title.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

In England the Great Council of the Norman dynasty, inheriting the prestige and the claims of the Anglo-Saxon Witenagemot, held from the first a more respectable position.

From Medieval Europe by Davis, H. W. C. (Henry William Carless)

Finally, in 1154, the Norman dynasty gave place to that of the Plantagenets.

From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Myers, Philip Van Ness

England is not indifferent to Anglo-Saxon traditions, or the customs of her Norman dynasty.

From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Sigourney, Lydia Howard