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OF NORMAN INVASION
Dr. hab., professor
Oksana Babelyuk
• Norman Conquest is the military
conquest of England by William,
duke of Normandy, by his decisive
victory at the Battle of Hastings
(October 14, 1066). It resulted in
profound political, administrative,
and social changes in the British Isles
THE MAIN PRELIMINARIES OF THE
CONQUEST
Harold Godwinson
NORMAN INVASION
Latin
the working
the liturgical
language of
language of
law and
the Church
administration
MEDIEVAL CHRONICLES
•
King Arthur was a
legendary British leader
who, according to
medieval histories and
romances, led the defence
of Britain against Saxon
invaders in the late 5th
and early 6th centuries.
The details of Arthur's
story are mainly composed
of Welsh and English
folklore and literary
invention, and modern
historians generally agree
that he is unhistorical
The Knights of the Round Table