lisa301

17.11.2020 04:21

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:the horman invasion of britain the last time that england was successfully invaded was in 1066. this is the most famous date in english history. william ,the duke of normandy,began to gather an army to invade britain.his aim was to get to the english throne.william promised land to all who would support him,and there were many fighting men who were ready to join william's army. william gathered a big army consisting not only of the normans but of the knights from other parts of france . in october 1066 william crossed the channel and landed in the south of england . the battle between the normans and the anglo-saxons took place at a small village near the town of hastings.the norman army was larger in number and much better trained.their military tactics were unknown in england. the anglo- saxon army lead by harold was small and poorly armed. besides,king harold's power over the anglo- saxons was weak. the battle was close and extremely bloody, it went on all day. at the end of it most of the best warriors in england were dead, including king harold.as a result of a single battle, the norman leader, duke william of normandy,became king of the whole of england.he is known as ''william the conqueror.'' he ruled england for 21 years. the h orman conquest brought about very important changes in the life of the anglo- saxons. william declared that all the lands in england belonged to him. uuder william many castles were built in different parts of the country,they were all royal castles.but the new masters of the country were strangers. they had different manners, customs and laws. they spoke a different language which common people didn't understand.there were two different languages spoken in the country at the same time, the official language was norman-french. it was the language of the ruling class. common people spoke english. as time went by, the hormans mixed with the anglo- saxons,and the two languages gradually formed one english language. заранее