Norman England

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Norman England was the period of English history following the 1066 Norman Conquest, marked by Norman rule, feudal restructuring, and significant changes in language, law, and architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
period of English history
capital London, England
surface form: London
country Kingdom of England
dominantLanguage Anglo-Norman
Latin
Old English
endCause accession of Henry II
start of Angevin rule
endDate 1154
follows Anglo-Saxon England
Late Anglo-Saxon period
hasArchitecturalFeature Romanesque churches
cathedrals with rounded arches
stone castles
hasArchitecturalStyle Norman architecture
hasCause Battle of Hastings
Norman Conquest of England
hasCulturalInfluence Anglo-Saxons
surface form: Anglo-Saxon culture

Norman French culture
hasEcclesiasticalChange reorganization of English Church
replacement of Anglo-Saxon bishops with Normans
hasEconomicFeature feudal dues
manorial system
hasEconomicSystem agrarian economy
hasGovernmentForm feudal system
hasLanguageChange influx of French vocabulary into English
introduction of Anglo-Norman as language of the elite
hasLegalInnovation development of royal justice
expansion of common law foundations
hasLegalSystem combination of Norman and Anglo-Saxon law
hasMajorWork Domesday Book survey
surface form: Domesday Book
hasMilitaryFeature motte-and-bailey castles
hasPoliticalSystem feudal monarchy
hasRuler Henry I of England
Stephen of England
William the Conqueror
surface form: William I of England

William II of England
William the Conqueror
hasRulingDynasty House of Normandy
surface form: Norman dynasty
hasSignificantEvent Battle of Hastings
Domesday Book survey
surface form: Domesday survey

Harrying of the North
construction of Norman castles
introduction of feudalism
replacement of Anglo-Saxon elite
hasSocialChange dispossession of Anglo-Saxon nobility
rise of Norman aristocracy
hasSocialStructure feudal hierarchy
officialReligion Roman Catholicism
partOf High Middle Ages
surface form: High Middle Ages in England
startDate 1066

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Anglo-Saxon England followedBy Norman England
coronation of William I as King of England followedBy Norman England
this entity surface form: Norman settlement of England
Walter fitz Alan regionOfOrigin Norman England
this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman England
Norman keep geographicAssociation Norman England
Montague historicalOriginRegion Norman England
Earl of Cornwall historicalPeriod Norman England
Old Norman usedIn Norman England
this entity surface form: England (after Norman Conquest)
Earldom of Northumbria partOf Norman England
Croyland Chronicle coversPeriod Norman England
FitzGerald family countryOfOrigin Norman England
Charter of Liberties relatedTo Norman England
this entity surface form: Norman rule in England
Judith of Lens regionOfActivity Norman England
Ranulf le Meschin countryOfCitizenship Norman England
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester region Norman England
this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman England