Summarize the historical events of the Norman Conquest.,”- Norman Conquest (1066) o Edward the Confessor died without heirs o Harold elected king -> last directly descended from Alfred the Great o William, Duke of Normandy
defeats Harold at Battle of Hastings o William becomes King of England o 200 years of Norman French rule over England Aristocracy speaks Norman French; developed in England into Anglo-Norman Ordinary people (majority) continue to speak English Latin is language of Church”