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Norman Conquest

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1. Norman Conquest - Noun

2. Norman Conquest - Proper noun

Meaning

the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)

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Whatever else the Norman Conquest may or may not have done, it made the old haphazard state of legal affairs forever impossible. Edward Jenks

After the Norman Conquest the cult of St Augustine was actively promoted. Source: Internet

Bennett Campaigns of the Norman Conquest pp. 49–50 In 1069 William faced more troubles from Northumbrian rebels, an invading Danish fleet, and rebellions in the south and west of England. Source: Internet

A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry. Source: Internet

Bennett Campaigns of the Norman Conquest p. 43 William of Poitiers says the tactic was used twice. Source: Internet

Depiction of the Battle of Hastings (1066) on the Bayeux Tapestry The fall of England and the Norman Conquest is a multi-generational, multi-family succession problem caused in great part by Athelred's incompetence. Source: Internet

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