How Norman rule reshaped England … England is indelibly European- The Economist

How Norman rule reshaped England – England is indelibly European

Dec 24th 2016 – The Economist

THE Norman conquest of England, led exactly 950 years ago by William, Duke of Normandy (“the Conqueror”), was the single greatest political change England has ever seen. It was also very brutal. The Anglo-Saxon aristocracy was stripped of its assets, and many of its members suffered the humiliation of being forced to work on land they had once owned. Even today, conquest by the French is still a touchy subject in some circles.