Normandy

and England

built

The reigns of William´s grand-nephew

Close ties Eleanor Henry II The period of
William prevailed during prevailed until Stephen A distant
(continental married
(1154-1189) began from refers to "mutual
(1066-1087) (1135-1154) relationship
princess) repulsion"
meant that
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of of took the throne of was replaced by
affected

Any noble of The customs,

Contractual the dress, and A period of understanding,
marriages of England might mutual curiosity, and
Norman kings as well have the language Aquitaine Normandy Richard the Most of his Families which
nobility were the communication
of England been in France Lion-hearted reign outside held land in
spent
same. (Henry II´s of England both countries
was resulted in
made up together son)
meant that
retained
The absorption
A territory succeeded to the of Norman
throne of captured
Englishmen A section of which was were forced to surrender French by
Titles as Englishmen France English
began to do almost half of
Dukes of began to
business in France
Normandy acquire land John (brother meant
Normandy
of King of King of France Rights in
France)
England or The fusion of
Normandy two languages,
with English
predominant
stopped claimed to be

The official A literary

emerged in
The language of medium
intercourse the courts of became
Ruler of was declared
between law (1362)
Normandy A phrasal
England and
Normandy "Middle language
English" Alliteration
acquired
A Simplified was written in
form
The Vision of used Anglo-Saxon
Piers Plowman uses
were replaced by (1363) A sad and
meant that adopted
meditative
was wrote tone
Latin and
Inflections and French
endings French The first William
gradually words literary work Langland
disappeared of"Middle (1363)
English"
that were associated with

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