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| − | William the Conqueror, originally Duke William of Normandy, earned his name in 1066 when he invaded England. | + | William the Conqueror, originally Duke William of Normandy, earned his name in 1066 when he invaded England. The land was then ruled by descendants of the Angles, the Saxons, and other Germanic peoples who had occupies the area since the fifth and sixth centuries. After a quick victory over these peoples, he introduced Norman principles of government and land tenure to England. The Norman kings of England ran a more tightly centralized realm then the [[WHI-Chap20-Capetians|Capetian]] kings of France. (T&E, 513) |
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William the Conqueror, originally Duke William of Normandy, earned his name in 1066 when he invaded England. The land was then ruled by descendants of the Angles, the Saxons, and other Germanic peoples who had occupies the area since the fifth and sixth centuries. After a quick victory over these peoples, he introduced Norman principles of government and land tenure to England. The Norman kings of England ran a more tightly centralized realm then the Capetian kings of France. (T&E, 513)
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