| 单词 | Norman Conquest |
| 例句 | If you thought that the departure of the Romans caused the British Isles to descend into mindless savagery that would not be reversed until the Norman Conquest in 1066, think again. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Conversely, British troops have fought on the continent in every century since the Norman Conquest of A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They represent Bayeux’s namesake tapestry, which depicts the medieval Norman Conquest of England. Six powerful Normandy spots for commemorating D-Day on its 75th anniversary 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Beowulf is the longest epic poem in Old English, the language spoken in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest. Tolkien's Beowulf to be published 2014-03-20T10:19:42Z Ms. Stern’s tastes extended from a 1622 encyclopedia of Norman Conquest royal ancestry through a baroness’s early 1900s guest book and last year’s mugs celebrating Prince William’s marriage. Antiques: William Matthew Prior, War of 1812, and Queen Victoria 2012-05-24T22:08:36Z After the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, the drink spread across Europe, with regions developing different production methods and traditions influenced by terroir, apple varieties and local customs. It’s the Season for Cider. Here’s How to Drink It. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z “The Great War” is the culmination of a long-held aspiration to create a kind of modern equivalent of the Bayeux Tapestry, a medieval work that portrays the Norman Conquest. Joe Sacco's 'The Great War' becomes a Paris subway mural 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The Crown Estate was originally the name for the lands owned by the monarch - it dates from the time of the Norman Conquest. Royal finances: Where does the King get his money? 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z In 1066, the Norman French, led by William the Conqueror, invaded England in an event now known as “the Norman Conquest.” A New English Dialect Is Emerging in South Florida, Linguists Say 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The family also benefits from the Crown Estate — yet another collection of land holdings, this one originating from the Norman Conquest in the 11th century. How rich is King Charles? Coronation prompts scrutiny of royal wealth. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z As a result, Ms. Weiskopf said, teachers would realize that the “Norman Conquest” might be viewed as the “Norman invasion,” depending on one’s perspective. How a School District Got Caught in Virginia’s Political Maelstrom 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z On a normal Easter Sunday, Justin Welby presides at the Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, a soaring, sublime edifice, a thousand-year-old World Heritage site, dating to the 11th century and the Norman Conquest. In cities across the world, a different Easter, lonelier and live-streamed 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z A key political figure in her own right, she gave the dukes of Normandy a hereditary claim to the English throne, leading to the Norman Conquest in 1066. The riddle of Winchester Cathedral's skeletons 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Oh, there would still be cozy pubs, fat sheep, green fields, the odd castle dating to the Norman Conquest. Maintaining a competitive hedge 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z But it’s the name of a real tongue, the one that most people in Britain spoke before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Its roots stretch back before that great watershed of British history, the Norman Conquest of 1066. Ghost town: A tiny English village abandoned during WWII 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z They ruled their medieval kingdom by the law of Moses, but its purity was lost after the Norman Conquest in 1066 CE. Right’s attack on birthright citizenship: A new front in the battle for the Constitution 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z The word "sheriff" is derived from an Old English word dating as far back as 1034, before the Norman Conquest, according to Oxford English Dictionary. Jeff Sessions in 'Anglo' remark race row 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The Norman Conquest transformed England’s language, laws and customs. After 950 Years, the Bayeux Tapestry Is Set to Be Displayed in Britain 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z People have been copying the names of their social superiors from the time of the Norman Conquest. Children's names: Why rich parents set the trend, not celebrities - BBC News 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z He "came close to winning back his throne and reversing the Norman Conquest… He deserves to be better remembered," says Martin Lake, who has written four novels centred on him. 'England's darling' and Scotland's saint - BBC News 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z After sleeping on the floors of village halls for three weeks, Amos is looking forward to finishing the Norman Conquest and getting home. Battle of Hastings to rage again as reenactors celebrate anniversary 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Imported by the French around the time of the Norman Conquest, they stabilised throughout much of English society by the 14th Century, with Celtic regions taking longer to adapt. Why should women change their names on getting married? 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The Norman Conquest, economics and sociology, for example. There's a lot of brains behind the scenes of the Oakland Athletics 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The new centre is designed to tell the story of early Britain from the late-Neolithic Beaker people through to the Norman Conquest. New £2.4m gallery opens at museum 2014-07-12T04:00:00Z In the wake of the Norman Conquest, French and Latin put English in the shade for centuries as the language of learning. Does English still borrow words from other languages? 2014-02-03T23:59:08Z Mr Tuckley says Sweyn's "destruction and plunder was on a scale not to be repeated until the years of the Norman Conquest, half a century later". England's forgotten Viking king 2013-12-25T12:21:11Z There is indeed very scant material for writing their history between the Norman Conquest and the last years of the thirteenth century, when Bishops’ Registers begin. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z I am staying down here with my uncle the Dean, who is very nice and is writing a history of England before the Norman Conquest. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z This definition appears to have been very general in England before the Norman Conquest, and in Domesday Book 30, 40, 50 and 80 acres are repeatedly mentioned as fractions of a hide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The Latin translation, which accompanies the original, is of a date manifestly later than the Norman Conquest. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z He executed a noble series of designs delineating The Story of the Norman Conquest. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Britain, once a land of savage pagans, was, long after the Norman Conquest, the abode of ignorance, superstition, and despotism. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The most noticeable feature in the Economic history of England during the years immediately succeeding the Norman Conquest was the growth of the towns. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z From this time the spreading genealogy of the Howards drew its origins from most of the illustrious names of the houses founded after the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The Norman Conquest was followed by a general confiscation of estates, and only four or five thanes retained lands which they or their fathers had held in the time of Edward the Confessor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The Annulet seems to have been taken from the ring armour, much in use about the period of the Norman Conquest. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z For a discussion of the subject see Freeman, Norman Conquest, i., Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z The belief in it was earlier than the Mayflower, older than the Norman Conquest, and antedated the Roman Empire. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z "Saxon" pirates began to harry the eastern and southern coasts, as they continued to do almost up to the Norman Conquest. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The institution of corporate towns dates back to a remote period, and in this country we had our corporations before the Norman Conquest. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z The standards used by the German princes in the centuries immediately preceding the Norman Conquest, are conjectured to have given rise to Heraldry, properly so called. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Ancient demesne signified lands or manors vested in the king at the time of the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The Norman Conquest had powerfully worked in the sense of social feudalism, but it had arrested the disruptive tendencies of political feudalism. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Before the Norman Conquest Oxford was a notable city, often visited by the reigning kings, sometimes the meeting-place of Parliaments. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z The Norman Conquest left few traces upon the population, and the peasant is still the Saxon he ever has been; his occupations, too, tend to slowness of speech and mind. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z By the time of the Norman Conquest the three became merged into the estate of the crown, that is, land annexed to the crown, held by the king as king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z It seems fair therefore, to conclude that this custom was a part of those liberties, agreeably to the general opinion, that Gavelkind, before the Norman Conquest, was the general custom of the realm. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z When I speak of pre-feudal condition I do not mean to say, of course, that feudalism had not been in the course of formation before the Norman Conquest. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Ginger seems to have been well known in England even before the Norman Conquest, being often referred to in the Anglo-Saxon leech-books of the 11th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z I have been reading Thierry's History of the Norman Conquest these holidays; and when I saw MR. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 95, August 23, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-24T03:07:54.103Z Being a course of Sermons collected out of the writings of the ancient Latin Fathers, containing the Doctrines, etc. of the Church of England before the Norman Conquest, etc. etc. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Before the Norman Conquest there were no masonry built castles in Cornwall, only stockades of wood surmounting earthworks or piled up masses of stone uncemented. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z In England there had been, before the Norman Conquest, an approximation to a feudal system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z It should also be noted that there is no trace of the existence of either craft or merchant gilds in England before the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Next follow the Norman; these are more ornamental, and not so roughly executed; and after the Norman Conquest, when many clever builders and masons came over from Normandy, they were often most beautifully decorated. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z But the history of the frankpledge proper begins not earlier than the time of the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The Norman Conquest started a widespread building of massive churches and castles in the continental style called Romanesque, which in England has got the name of "Norman". Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z Is he aware of the great British historical fact called the Norman Conquest? England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z The gild merchant came into existence in England soon after the Norman Conquest, as a result of the increasing importance of trade, and it may have been transplanted from Normandy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Ceorl, churl, n. before the Norman Conquest an ordinary freeman not of noble birth. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z It is sometimes thought that this was the result of the Norman Conquest, but that is not the proper explanation of what happened, either in language or in literature. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The fyrd was gradually superseded by the gathering of the thegns and their retainers, but it was occasionally called out for defensive purposes even after the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z An eminently thorough, accurate writer, whose Norman Conquest is one of the most important of English histories. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z From the Norman Conquest to the reign of Queen Anne. A Classified Catalogue of Selected Works Published by George Bell and Sons November, 1892 2011-08-05T02:00:49.363Z Indeed, from the death of Cnut to the Norman Conquest, the life of the Church is marked by increasing worldliness. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z Changes of this kind had begun in England before the Norman Conquest, and would have gone on as they did in Germany if there had been no Norman Conquest at all. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z This custom continued long after the Norman Conquest. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Before the Norman Conquest nearly all the nunneries founded in England were abbacies, subsequently priories were the most usual foundations, as according to feudal law women were unable to hold property. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z It is only the seventh part of Fabyan’s Chronicle, from the Norman Conquest onwards, that possesses any historical value. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Summary: the national character of the Church before the Norman Conquest. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z The Norman Conquest of England, it has been said, is the last of the movements in the wandering of the nations. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The first stage covers a period from the Introduction of Christianity to the Norman Conquest. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z These universal chroniclers usually opened, ab initio, with the Creation, dispersed at Babel reach home, and paused at the Norman Conquest. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Containing 20 Stories and Biographies from the Norman Conquest to the end of the Wars of the Roses. Great Englishwomen An Historical Reading Book for Schools 2011-05-23T02:00:09.167Z From such a danger the Church was saved by the Norman Conquest. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z All through the time between the Norman Conquest and Chaucer one feels that the Court is what determines the character of poetry and prose. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The Norman Conquest not only intensified the development of the Feudal System in this country, but it also contributed largely to the recognition of the separate power of the Church. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z After the Norman Conquest, men in England took, in addition to the first name, another which was suggested by their condition in life, their trade, or some personal peculiarity. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z In Britain the sport was practised before the Norman Conquest, but became still more popular after it, and till about 1650 enjoyed the prominence now held by fox-hunting. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z For nearly a century and a half after the Norman Conquest the Church was in alliance with the Crown. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z It seems most probable at any rate that the French had not to wait for the Norman Conquest before they picked up any Celtic stories. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z This analysis of the relationship of Church and State, as it developed subsequent to the Norman Conquest, is necessary to enable us to realise the part taken by the Church in regard to education. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z No separate ecclesiastical courts existed in England before the Norman Conquest, but by a charter of William I a distinction was made between courts civil and courts ecclesiastical. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z June 15.—We are in the midst of an examination in Thierry's 'Norman Conquest.' Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z This at the Norman Conquest was superseded by an alphabet with the French forms and values of the letters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z England never quite made up what was lost in the time of depression, in the century or two after the Norman Conquest. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z One of the main effects of the Norman Conquest upon England, from an ecclesiastical point of view, was the substitution of Norman for the existing English bishops and abbots. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z The clergy in course of time attained, particularly after the Norman Conquest, to such a height of domination as to form an imperium in imperio. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z From the Norman Conquest till the death of Lord Mansfield. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:36.047Z The crowding of the English monasteries by foreigners, which was one of the results of the Norman Conquest, brought about a rapid arrest of the development of the vernacular literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, as it existed in Europe, but particularly in England, from the Norman Conquest to the reign of King Charles II, with a glossary of military terms of the Middle Ages. . . . A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:34.387Z The financial advantages of the education offered by the church became obvious after the Norman Conquest, and arose out of an undesigned circumstance. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z All the above-mentioned writers lived in the half-century immediately following the Norman Conquest, but their critical acumen and their literary art vary considerably. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Effect of the Norman Conquest, as a Cause of these Changes exaggerated. Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race 2011-02-06T03:00:56.253Z The Old English period is usually considered as terminating 1120, with the death of the generation who saw the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Even after the Norman Conquest, when William I asserted a narrower concept of property than any previous English king had done, the common people retained rights over land that others owned. Give me William the Conqueror's big society over David Cameron's any day 2011-01-31T21:00:01Z After the Norman Conquest, beds of this type came into favor in England, though they were quickly superseded by a great oaken bed with roofed-over top. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Local feuds were no greater than those which afflicted England down to the Norman Conquest and long after it; and which marked the life of European states and cities through the middle ages. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z Such was the character of those modifications in the English Tongue that flowed from the Norman Conquest. Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race 2011-02-06T03:00:56.253Z While the eventual though distant result of the Norman Conquest was thus a large reconstruction of the English vocabulary, 591 the grammar of the language was not directly affected by it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z For some years after the Norman Conquest, women retained the costume of the Anglo-Saxon period, with certain additions and modifications. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z At the Norman Conquest the manor was granted to Robert Malet; but the history of the place remains blank until the reign of Henry II., when it re-emerged into prosperity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z They taught the English writing, and gave them the letters which were used among them till the Norman Conquest. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z It reached this stage just a few years before the Norman Conquest. Cathedral Cities of England The songs and carols belong to a species which may have existed in England before the Norman Conquest, but which certainly was greatly modified by the musical and lyric forms of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z To understand the development of English arms and armour it is well for us to consider carefully the fashion of these things at the time of that landmark of history, the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" In England, it is now generally agreed, the wager of battle did not exist before the time of the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z From the Norman Conquest to the fourteenth century the collecting of aids by the Crown was one of the forms of taxation, being afterwards regulated by Parliament. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide It suffered a terrible decline through the devastations of the Danes; so much so, that scarcely two hundred houses and only one church existed at the time of the Norman Conquest. Cathedral Cities of England Norman.—The architecture of England from the Norman Conquest till the latter part of the twelfth century. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Prior to the Norman Conquest the armed force of England was essentially a national militia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" After the Norman Conquest the old Anglo-Saxon lore naturally fell into disrepute, although the Normans were inferior to the Saxons in their knowledge of herbs. The Old English Herbals The Bohuns came into England at, or shortly after, the Norman Conquest; but their early history there is obscure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" After the Norman Conquest the county became Palatinate, and acquired the independence peculiar to Counties Palatine. Cathedral Cities of England The Norman Conquest, which destroyed the Anglo-Saxon nobility, and substituted a new race in their stead, could not affect the immortality of church possessions. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 One may read on this fabric the history of the Norman Conquest of England. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands He travelled up and down Ireland examining all the ancient records, and compiled a history of Ireland down to the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The numbers involved in the Norman Conquest of England would hardly make a ripple on the sea of races and populations crowding to American shores. The Call of the World or, Every Man's Supreme Opportunity As usual, the Norman Conquest left its mark in the shape of a castle to protect the town, and to instil wholesome awe in the English. Cathedral Cities of England Thus for two centuries after the Norman Conquest castles had proved of primary consequence in English political struggles, revolts and warfare. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" It was followed by the Lives of the Chief Justices of England, from the Norman Conquest till the death of Lord Mansfield, 8vo, 2 vols., a book of similar construction but inferior merit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The England of the age before the Norman Conquest is indeed, in all external respects, widely removed from us. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Though certain great periods of change can be readily noticed, yet from the time of the Norman Conquest to the beginning of the 20th century the line of connexion is substantially unbroken. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Chester remained as a city of Mercia, governed by its earl, till the Norman Conquest. Cathedral Cities of England No record of its actual existence, however, in these counties exists, nor anywhere else but in Wales and Scotland, whose mountain streams and rugged ravines afforded it shelter till after the Norman Conquest. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series Thus, from perhaps the 9th to the 12th centuries, Germany and France, and through the latter, by means of the Norman Conquest, England, became acquainted with what may be called the literary monastic drama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" But the England of the age immediately succeeding the Norman Conquest is something more widely removed still. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Before the Norman Conquest the church had relapsed into deadness: English bishops were political partisans, the clergy were married, and discipline and asceticism, then the recognized condition of holiness, were extinct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" It is a magnificent cruciform structure, displaying the many changes that took place in ecclesiastical architecture from the early years of the Norman Conquest down to the latest period of English style. Cathedral Cities of England It is certain that the feudal system after the Norman model never existed among the Saxons in this island, or on the continent of Europe, previously to the Norman Conquest. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards Much of this was used by E. A. Freeman for his work on the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Neither France nor Germany ever saw any event to be compared to the Norman Conquest. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 For the study of diplomatic in England, material exists in two distinct series of documents, those of the Anglo-Saxon period, and those subsequent to the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The abbey founded by Aldred, Bishop of Worcester, a few years before the Norman Conquest served as the basis of the present cathedral. Cathedral Cities of England Your sentiments of Gronw’s capacity as a poet, are I believe just; for he has had greater opportunities than any poet since the Norman Conquest. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards The word was first introduced after the Norman Conquest as the equivalent of the old English “shire,” which has survived as its synonym, though occasionally also applied to divisions smaller than counties, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" It was just like the tapestry at Bayeux on which Norman ladies embroidered the battles in the Norman Conquest of England. Tales of Troy and Greece With the Norman Conquest the old tradition of the Anglo-Saxons disappeared. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The establishment was continued on its original lines by Wilfrid and his successors till the Norman Conquest. Cathedral Cities of England It was the armour of the knights in Palestine, of the native armies which drove the Germans from Italy, and of the Norman Conquest. Poitiers In 1844 he published his History of Literature and Learning in England from the Norman Conquest to the Present Time, illustrated by extracts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Old English Dress.—The skill of their artists gives us many accurate pictures of the dress of the English before the Norman Conquest, the simple dress of a nation whose men fight, hunt and plough. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The popularity of the Tudors was, no doubt, enhanced by the fact that with their line, kings of decisively English blood, for the first time since the Norman Conquest, sat on the English throne. Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition The Norman Conquest had made us more cosmopolitan in both manners and ideas. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens Among these may be named a small Latin Grammar, written in English, which he had composed long before, and a History of Britain to the Norman Conquest. Minor Poems by Milton Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland were not recognized as English counties until some time after the Norman Conquest, the last two definitely appearing as fiscal areas in 1177. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" This tendency to repetition caused some of his books, and particularly the Norman Conquest and William Rufus, to swell to a portentous bulk. Studies in Contemporary Biography It extends from the arrival of the English in Great Britain to about one hundred years after the Norman Conquest,—from A.D. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary In England the dioceses were divided into archdeaconries about the time of the Norman Conquest. The Church Handy Dictionary It puts the story of the Norman Conquest of England into a dramatic form and into good blank verse, with sound and sensible treatment of the subject, and that is all. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 In the period preceding the Norman Conquest two officers appear at the head of the county organization. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" But there was one mode of proof which, after the Norman Conquest, made a material addition to the substantive law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" "Your ladyship will take tea," said Granny Marrable, in a voice that betrayed a doubt whether the Norman Conquest could consistently take tea with Gurth the Swineherd. When Ghost Meets Ghost There are but few instances of the exercise of the papal power in England before the Norman Conquest, nor has the Church of England ever wholly submitted to papal rule. The Church Handy Dictionary And the date of the Norman Conquest was A.D. A World by the Tale The Saxon Curia Comitatus, maintained after the Norman Conquest, was a local court and a small debts court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" History begins, as far as England is practically concerned, with the Norman Conquest. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations One finds blond, blue-eyed Saxon children in East Anglia, and there are black-haired, brown-skinned people in the West Country who have had no foreign admixture to their Phoenician blood since the Norman Conquest. An Ocean Tramp It is said to have been founded by Roger de Berkeley soon after the Norman Conquest. Select Poems of Thomas Gray First, those which preceded the Danish invasion; secondly, those from the above epoch to the invasion of Sweyn; and thirdly, those onward to the Norman Conquest. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them Leaving out of account the local courts, we find the higher jurisdiction after the Norman Conquest concentrated along with all other public functions in the king and council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" "Saxon" and "Norman," for example, no longer seem to us such simple terms as sufficed for the purpose of Scott's Ivanhoe or of Thierry's Norman Conquest, a book inspired by Scott's romance. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures Roman remains have been found on the site, and it was also inhabited by the Saxons, the castle at the time of the Norman Conquest being held by Gilbert Tysen, a powerful Northumbrian chief. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The ruins in question are the remains of fortifications erected after the Norman Conquest of Ireland by the Normans, a great entrance gate, and a strong, oblong keep. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule It has been clearly shown that there was one law for the rich, and another for the poor, in England during the four centuries which preceded the Norman Conquest. Bygone Punishments In 1670 Milton published his "History of Britain," from the fabulous period of the Norman Conquest. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History The history of the Norman Conquest was worked in tapestry—that is to say, in what we should call crewels on a strip of linen—and in this record the comet duly appears. The Children's Book of Stars Sheffield at the time of the Norman Conquest was the manor of Hallam, which has passed through various families, until, in the seventeenth century, it became by marriage the property of the Duke of Norfolk. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel In the year 1066 the Norman Conquest took place, and William the Conqueror became King of England. Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly No trace has been found of Jews in England prior to the Norman Conquest. Memorials of Old London Volume I The Domesday Survey, although undertaken for financial and political purposes, gives a picture of the English nation as an organization of isolated local units, which the Norman Conquest first of all forced into closer unity. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Now any words thus introduced from the Norse of Scandinavia into the French of Normandy, might, by the Norman Conquest of England, be carried further, and so find their way into the English. A Handbook of the English Language The Danes sacked and burned it but after the Norman Conquest, under the patronage of the Percies, the abbey grew in wealth and fame. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel There is an aroma of the Norman Conquest and of Domesday Book about the old town. Somehow Good This doctrine was settled shortly after the Norman Conquest, and is still an axiom of law. Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Earldoms under Cnut, 83; diminished after the Norman Conquest, 105. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Investigate the influence of the Norman Conquest on the English. A Handbook of the English Language The castle, which had stood since the days of the Norman Conquest, then disappeared. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Among the Anglo-Saxons, the priesthood possessed great influence; but after the Norman Conquest, ecclesiasticism gained greater control in England. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Presumably the house was at this stage in the time of King Ethelred, just before the Norman Conquest. The History of London In England a spirit of discontent agitated the whole body of the villeins, who remained in almost the same situation in which we left them at the Norman Conquest. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 A Winthrop was shield-bearer for Edward, Duke of York, and Grandfather used to say we could be traced back to the Norman Conquest.” Virginia of Elk Creek Valley This church stood until after the Norman Conquest, when the king made its bishop the Earl of Durham, and his palatinate jurisdiction began. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The Norman Conquest was the main cause of the rapid progress of trade in the eleventh century. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Before the Norman Conquest Lincoln was the fourth city in the kingdom, and during the 11th and 12th centuries it was one of the greatest trading towns in the kingdom. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter With the exception of the Drummonds, who trace their ancestry back to Maurice, the Hungarian, who lived about the time of the Norman Conquest, the Stewarts of Ardvoirlich are the oldest family in the district. Chronicles of Strathearn The child's game— "Buck, buck, How many fingers do I hold up?" was known in ancient Rome as bucca, though it would be audacious to infer that it arrived in Britain since the Norman Conquest. The Nursery Rhyme Book This monastery existed until the Norman Conquest, when it was rebuilt, the ruins of Verulam serving as a quarry. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel This old form of our language prevailed until after the Norman Conquest; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which does not close until 1154, is written in pure Anglo-Saxon. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The Norman Conquest.Claim of William to the throne.The right of the strongest. William the Conqueror Makers of History Freeman, in his Norman Conquest, speaks of "the right and duty of every free Englishman to be ready for the defence of the Commonwealth with arms befitting his own degree in the Commonwealth." Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government The materialism of the original Saxon race was successively modified by many influences, and not least of these was the Norman Conquest. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race The castle was built by one of the Peverils soon after the Norman Conquest, and was frequently the abode of kings. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The Norman Conquest closes what is called the Saxon period of English history, during which the English nation may be said to have taken form. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Point of view in which the Norman Conquest is regarded. William the Conqueror Makers of History It was certainly known in this country before the Norman Conquest. Chats on Household Curios The Norman Conquest not only revived and quickened, but unified and solidified the English nation. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race The name was Sudwell at the Norman Conquest, and then it became Southwell, and the noted minster was one of the favorite residences of the Archbishop of York. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel It is clear that the Norman Conquest was not a simple change of dynasty. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The Norman Conquest was, in fact, the accession of William, duke of Normandy, to the English throne. William the Conqueror Makers of History There is one popular error with regard to the Norman Conquest which it may not be amiss to correct. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 A second wave of Norse invasion swept over England at the Norman Conquest, and for a time submerged the native English population. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race The chief attraction is the magnificent Priory Church, founded before the Norman Conquest, but rebuilt afterwards and dedicated to the Holy Trinity. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel These cases show flaying not to have been unknown in England, even, to judge by the Worcester case, after the Norman Conquest, and confirm the passages in records that seem to refer to its existence. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See This date, which marks the era of the Norman Conquest, is one of the dates which students of history fix indelibly in the memory. William the Conqueror Makers of History This is what the Norman Conquest did for England. Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures It will be seen that they all bear more or less directly on the great central work of the historian's life, the history of the Norman Conquest. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine A church is said to have been standing on its site and dedicated to the Benedictines as early as the seventh century, and it lasted until after the Norman Conquest. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel It seemed to him that the social condition and the revolutions of modern Europe had their origins in the Germanic invasions, and especially in the Norman Conquest of England. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. The severity which marked the outward appearance of the city during the first few centuries after the Norman Conquest gradually disappeared, to make way for the brighter and more exquisite beauty of later days. Oxford Probably before, and certainly soon after, the Norman Conquest, the soil was vested in the Crown, and all the rights of a royal forest were in force. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account In these and many other books, such as the Sicilian historians and the authorities for the Norman Conquest, he made the men and the times live again, and he seemed to live in them. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine The great keep of Dover dates from William Rufus's reign, and is one of the many badges left in England of the Norman Conquest. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Ask an educated man to give the product of the primes 2, 13, and 41, or ask him to give the date of the Norman Conquest, and he can give you the answers very quickly. Anything You Can Do ... And, at some unknown date, we have to allow for the invasion of North Britain by another Germanic type, the Caledonian, which would seem to have been a Norse stock, foreshadowing the later Norman Conquest. The Melting-Pot Its use was a survival from the Norman Conquest, but the Norman-French was very far from pure, being derided by the real French, and not seldom by Englishmen themselves. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century The beginnings of the Norman Conquest, in its more personal and picturesque point of view, are to be found in the Castle of Falaise. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine The castle was built on the Wey after the Norman Conquest, and Henry II. made it a park and royal residence, so that it was long called the King's Manor. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel It was formerly common in England, and the chase of it was a favourite pastime among the kings and nobles, especially about the time of the Norman Conquest. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Such is a very brief account of the navy of England up to the time of the Norman Conquest. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Had the "irregulars" shown the same sense of discipline as the "regulars" there had been no Norman Conquest. Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 But the events of the Norman Conquest brought men of the house of Laigle into England, and their presence led to a possession in Sussex being called "Honor de Aquila." Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine Standing in a commanding position, it held the road leading to Canterbury and the coast, and it dates probably from the Norman Conquest. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel At the Norman Conquest, and for long afterwards, the Barons, an indeterminate number, were those who held their land in barony. The Handbook to English Heraldry And here we may just explain that the Crown revenues are derived from the property which has always been the appanage of the English sovereign from the Norman Conquest. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 In the year 1067 the storms of the Norman Conquest overwhelmed St. Augustine’s church, which was completely destroyed by fire, together with many royal deeds of privilege and papal bulls, and other valuable documents. The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See In some cases they founded families that have endured, in others they perished with all their kindred within a century of the Norman Conquest. The Book-Hunter at Home Beneath the choir is the crypt, antedating the Norman Conquest, and one of the remains of the original church of the Benedictines. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The circumference of the trunk was six feet, and its prime must have been about the date of the Norman Conquest.' Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts The Norman Conquest introduced, under the auspices of a socially superior and victorious group, a language culturally superior to the Anglo-Saxon. Human Traits and their Social Significance Some have proposed "Old English," an expression considered as having the advantage of better representing the continuity of the national history, and marking less conspicuously the break occasioned by the Norman Conquest. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Had not a wild boar run in a certain direction, probably there would have been no Norman Conquest of England! The Book-Hunter at Home Wulstan was a man of piety and simplicity who retained his see after the Norman Conquest. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel But this settled state of affairs was subsequently disturbed by the departure of the Romans and the several invasions of the Anglo-Saxons and the Danes which preceded the Norman Conquest. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries The History of England in Verse, from the Norman Conquest to the reign of her present Majesty, Queen Victoria, with an Appendix, comprising a Summary of the leading events in each reign, by S. Blewett. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals The Englishman in the first days of the Norman Conquest felt the hardships of foreign rule, and he knew that those hardships were owing to foreign rule. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American They will understand the book better, too, if they are somewhat familiar with the following topics: The Norman Conquest. Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College This castle also dates from the Norman Conquest, and passed from its original possessors, the Pomeroys, to Protector Somerset, the Duke of Somerset being the present owner. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Upon the Norman Conquest the feudal law was introduced here in all its rigor, the whole of which is built on a military plan. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II The Period following the Norman Conquest.—Normandy was a province of France lying along the shore of the English Channel. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Never since the Norman Conquest had you an army so utterly inefficient, or generals so notoriously unskilful: no, not even in the reign of that venal traitor, that French stipendiary, the second Charles. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The earliest form of the English constitution was that which existed during the centuries prior to the Norman Conquest. The Governments of Europe It grew in importance and privileges until it became a bishopric, there having been fifteen bishops prior to the Norman Conquest. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel But since the Norman Conquest the dignity of a city has always been conferred by grant, and no such grant is known to have been made to Ely. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See Moreover, from a time at least soon after the Norman Conquest, the services and payments above mentioned came to be recognized as due from all tenants to their lords, and were gradually systematized and defined. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The Bayeux Tapestry may almost be said to stop before the Norman Conquest. A Short History of England A monumental treatise, though one which requires a considerable amount of correction, is E. A. Freeman, History of the Norman Conquest, 6 vols. The Governments of Europe The castle was built after the Norman Conquest to keep the townspeople in check. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The History of England in Verse, from the Norman Conquest to the reign of Queen Victoria; with an Appendix, comprising a summary of the leading events in each reign. Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain Chronicle of the Norman Conquest, as it appears in Mr. Edgar Taylor's translation, pp. Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. For the first time, since the Norman Conquest, a king of decisively British blood sat on the English throne. Henry VIII. Professor Freeman, it must be remembered, was prone to glorify Anglo-Saxon institutions and to under-estimate the changes that were introduced in England through the agency of the Norman Conquest. The Governments of Europe In ancient times it was a priory, and it has been a castle since the Norman Conquest. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel To go a step further, if in 1066 the result of the Norman Conquest had been wired to some of these stars, the message would still be on its way. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Right up to the Norman Conquest Ireland remained apart and aloof from Central European influences. Home Rule Second Edition JAMES, completed his twenty-first year, an event which created almost as great a sensation among the aristocracy of England as the Norman Conquest. The Young Duke The first volume of Holdsworth contains a history of English courts from the Norman Conquest to the present day; the other volumes deal exhaustively with the growth of the law itself. The Governments of Europe At an angle of the walls are the "Dee Mills," as old as the Norman Conquest, and famous in song as the place where the "jolly miller once lived on the Dee." England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The house of Tichborne dates the possession of its right to the manor of Tichborne, near Winchester, as far back as two centuries before the Norman Conquest. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The Norman Conquest was already working for good. London and the Kingdom - Volume I This story is an extract from Sir Walter Scott’s novel, Ivanhoe, which describes life in England during the Middle Ages, something more than a century after the Norman Conquest. The Literary World Seventh Reader Becket was the first English-born Archbishop of Canterbury since the Norman Conquest. The Rise of the Democracy Prior to the Norman Conquest, and during the Middle Ages, the root of Elecampane was much employed in Great Britain as a medicine; and likewise it was candied and eaten as a sweetmeat. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure "The Revolution seems to be the Norman Conquest of American genealogy," he remarked in the course of his wife's cross-examination. The Henchman But many more words were added to the English language through the Norman Conquest. Stories That Words Tell Us Following the Norman Conquest, which began in 1066, England was invaded by an army of ecclesiastics, and churches, monasteries, cathedrals, and abbeys were commenced in every part of the country. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry The worst times for the English labourer in town and country since the Norman Conquest were the reign of Edward VI. and the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The Rise of the Democracy It came originally from the South of Europe and the Levant, and was introduced into England before the Norman Conquest. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Borough English was the native custom which had succeeded in holding its ground against the effects of the Norman Conquest. The Customs of Old England We first hear of the more important burghs or boroughs in the last hundred years or so before the Norman Conquest. Stories That Words Tell Us A more austere kind of learning came in with the Norman Conquest. The Great Book-Collectors From the end of the eighth century till the time of the Norman Conquest, the restless chiefs of Denmark and Norway were continually in the practice of making piratical expeditions to our shores. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 For six hundred years it remained independent of the Roman world power, and it was only after the Norman Conquest that the papal authority became well established in England. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro The executive officers, the Portreeve and the Bailiffs exercised functions probably as old as the borough itself, and therefore, in almost every instance, to be traced to the freer times preceding the Norman Conquest. The Customs of Old England There are other endings to the names of towns which go back to the days before the Norman Conquest, but which are not really English. Stories That Words Tell Us In the same book she shows how superficial is the view which believes that the English language was a creation of the Norman Conquest. Gilbert Keith Chesterton Thus any enormous and unaltered human settlement—as the Norman Conquest or the secession of America—we must suppose to be the will of God. The Victorian Age in Literature English language is a compound of three different dialects spoken for two or three centuries after the Norman Conquest. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 We must beware of attributing this doctrine of Neifty to the Norman Conquest, which merely supplied names; in definiteness and cruelty nothing could exceed the practice of serfage under the Saxons. The Customs of Old England Before the Norman Conquest any kind of seat for one person was a "stool," even sometimes a royal throne. Stories That Words Tell Us Our Common-wealth’s Army have fought against the Norman Conquest, and have cast him out, and keeps the field.... The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer From the time of the Norman Conquest the large towns of England, with few exceptions, were considered part of the King's property; the smaller places generally belonged to the great barons. The Leading Facts of English History It is rather significant that it passed through the Norman Conquest unscathed; not even the greedy conquerors dared invade the sanctity of Glastonbury Abbey. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Before treating of the duel it is expedient to deal with some Anglo-Saxon customs, which survived the Norman Conquest, and were founded on the same principle as the duel. The Customs of Old England In England surnames were not used until nearly a hundred years after the Norman Conquest, and then only by kings and nobles. Stories That Words Tell Us From this to the Norman Conquest there are 165 years, and the middle of this period is characterised by the works of the greatest of Anglo-Saxon prose-writers. Anglo-Saxon Literature He was the first man of English birth called to that exalted position since the Norman Conquest. The Leading Facts of English History Before the Norman Conquest, it was of such importance that Edward the Confessor held his court in the town for some time. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Among secondary authorities for the Norman Conquest, Simeon of Durham is useful for northern matters, and William of Malmesbury worthy of note for his remarkable combination of Norman and English feeling. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 Until after the Norman Conquest the word fear meant a sudden or terrible happening. Stories That Words Tell Us The Norman Conquest brought in a vast body of romantic literature. Anglo-Saxon Literature Later, many English emigrated to Scotland, especially at the time of the Norman Conquest, where they found a hearty welcome. The Leading Facts of English History England and France are united by the Norman Conquest in much the same way as Germany and France had been associated in the kingdom of Charlemagne. Horace and His Influence But at the Norman Conquest the commercial tendency had become universal. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 But the sequel to the Norman Conquest shows us most clearly how the whole nomenclature of a nation may be entirely altered without any large change of race. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Freeman, in his Norman Conquest, vigorously attacks Ivanhoe for its unwarranted picture of the relations between Saxons and Normans in the thirteenth century. Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature It was this fatal want of unity in England which made the Norman Conquest possible. The Leading Facts of English History We have now traced, in outline, the connections between the northern and the southern portions of this island up to the date of the Norman Conquest of England. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) The Norman Conquest had given a new aspect to the land. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 In all these cases we get surnames in the germ; but their general and official adoption dates from after the Norman Conquest. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain For when the Norman Conquest came the Londoners, for a while, were in fierce antagonism, and it might have gone hard with them. Old St. Paul's Cathedral Consult Professor C. Oman's "England before the Norman Conquest"; see also R. W. Emerson's "English Traits," and O. W. Holmes's fine poem on the "Broken Circle," suggested by a visit to Stonehenge. The Leading Facts of English History The Norman Conquest of England could not fail to modify the position of Scotland. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) The Norman Conquest It was in fact only the national revolt of 1068 that transformed the King into a conqueror. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 On the other hand, the language has gained by the incorporation of many Romance words, shortly after the Norman Conquest, such as place, voice, judge, war, and royal. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Finally, came the Norman Conquest, and with it a flood of French words. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls After the Norman Conquest they came to be very wealthy and influential. The Leading Facts of English History But the great effects of the Norman Conquest, as regards Scotland, are not connected with strictly international affairs. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Freeman won credit in the professorial world by devoting five to the detailing of a single episode, the Norman Conquest. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Perhaps nothing tends more to repel the modern English student from the early history of his country than the very unfamiliar appearance of the personal names which he meets before the Norman Conquest. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Most of the names in that district are distinctly 'Anglo-Saxon' in type; by which I mean that they were imposed before the Norman Conquest, and belong to the stage of the language then in use. Science in Arcady The results of the Norman Conquest may be thus summed up: 1. The Leading Facts of English History These unions, with a son and a grandson respectively of William the Conqueror, prepared the way for the Norman Conquest of Scotland. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) They are written in the English of that time; and, indeed, all the laws of the Anglo-Saxons continued in that language down to the Norman Conquest. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Just so, English since the Norman Conquest has grafted many foreign words upon the native stock; but it still remains at bottom the same language as in the days of Eadgar. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain In my Principles of English Etymology, First Series, Chap. xxi, I give a list of Latin words imported into English before the Norman Conquest. English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day Nearly all leading historians agree with him; for a different view consult Professor C. Oman's "England before the Norman Conquest," pp. 648-651. The Leading Facts of English History The chief interest, for our purpose, attaching to the battle of the Standard, is connected with the light it throws upon the racial complexion of the country seventy years after the Norman Conquest. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) In this state the law continued until the Norman Conquest. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) If we were to judge by nomenclature alone, we might almost fancy that the Norman Conquest had wholly extinguished the English people. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain It can have no heraldic meaning whatever, because armorial bearings were not in use in England until long after the Norman Conquest. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 28, May 20, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls The four earldoms established by Canute remained nearly unchanged until the Norman Conquest, 1066. The Leading Facts of English History You may go about any of the villages here, watch the daily doings of the inhabitants, and feel confident that, practically, there has been no substantial change since the Norman Conquest. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary The Common Law, as it then prevailed in England, was in a great measure composed of some remnants of the old Saxon customs, joined to the feudal institutions brought in at the Norman Conquest. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) The Norman Conquest brought England into yet closer connection with the Continent; and Roman law and Roman arts still more deeply affected our native culture. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain For after the Norman Conquest English boys learned their Latin from teachers whose ordinary language was French. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin This latter class, under the Norman name of villeins, became numerous after the Norman Conquest in the eleventh century. The Leading Facts of English History England, whose political and social development had been hastened by the Norman Conquest, desired to extend her influence to Ireland. The Open Secret of Ireland The Norman Conquest is the great era of our laws. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Nor do they stop short at the Norman Conquest. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain V. The Norman Conquest.—The vigor of the Normans had been trained, but not weakened by their culture in Normandy. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Its growth, however, was irregular and incomplete; and it should be distinctly understood that it was not until after the Norman Conquest in the eleventh century that it became fully establised. The Leading Facts of English History The living itself, at the time of the Norman Conquest, came into the possession of the Crown, and remained at the king's gift till Henry I. annexed it to the Deanery of York. The Evolution of an English Town The attempt was ruined for the time by the renewal of the Danish inroads, permanently by the Norman Conquest. The Unity of Civilization Freeman is well known as the historian of the Norman Conquest, as an active politician, controversialist, and pamphleteer. The Life of Froude The Norman Conquest caused many of them to be replaced by more highly finished structures. Vanishing England It will be remembered that the peerage originated with the Norman Conquest. The Leading Facts of English History Nor were the De Lisles, his mother's family, less distinguished for the number of soldiers and sailors they had been giving to England ever since the Norman Conquest. The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 The Norman Conquest became an assimilation in comparatively few generations.” When William Came Freeman wrote his History of the Norman Conquest, upon which he was at this time engaged, entirely from books, without consulting a manuscript or an original document of any kind. The Life of Froude Leather Hall.—As early as the Norman Conquest this town was famed for its tanneries, and there was a considerable market, for leather for centuries after. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically It Extended from the Norman Conquest to the present century. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 A curious superstition precipitated an outbreak, In the time of Henry I some Norman had fabricated the so-called prophecies of Merlin, which were designed to reconcile the Welsh to the Norman Conquest. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) Bolsover has been the site of a castle from the Norman Conquest to the present time; but, of the first fabric of this description not a single vestige now remains. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 566, September 15, 1832 Even over the domain of Stubbs, and the consecrated ground of the Norman Conquest itself, Green ranged without being Freemanised as a poacher. The Life of Froude Ecclesiastic Money.—This money was coined by prelates prior to the Norman Conquest. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 With the Norman Conquest, French became the literary language of England, and modern romance was born. The Book of the Epic During the year following the Norman Conquest a fire began in Canterbury, which, besides destroying many houses, reduced the unfortunate cathedral to a roofless ruin once more. Beautiful Britain: Canterbury The term "Anglo-Saxon" is commonly applied to that period of English history, language and literature which preceded the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Freeman's Norman Conquest has secured for him an honourable fame; his attacks upon Froude, until they have been forgotten, will always be a reproach to his memory. The Life of Froude It was instituted in England after the Norman Conquest. Selections from Five English Poets It was once a depository for the bones of Danish warriors killed before the Norman Conquest; it extends not only beneath the chancel, as in most cases, but beneath both the transepts. Aylwin These names are taken from a charter, long preserved in Battle Abbey, and quoted in the notes to Thierry's Norman Conquest. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune And so England entered upon a peace of fifty years, only broken by an event yet in the womb of time, the Norman Conquest. Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune Would a herring and a half for breakfast take me through a chapter on the Norman Conquest? Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 101, July 11, 1891 Her chief works, however, are Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest, and Lives of the Queens of Scotland, and English Princesses, etc. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Thus, the second illustrates the struggle between Edmund Ironside and Canute; the third, the Norman Conquest; etc. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune We are further told that just about the time of our Norman Conquest, the Toltecs were driven out from the Mexican plateau by famine and pestilence, and migrated again southward. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern One more rude shock had yet to be sustained before the alloy of foreign blood was complete--the Norman Conquest. Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune When civilisation returned in fulness with the Norman Conquest, another great house of the first importance was founded—at Reading; and, much later, a fourth at Sheen. The Historic Thames The Archbishops of Canterbury had an occasional residence here, in the centuries briefly succeeding the Norman Conquest; and they obtained for the inhabitants a weekly market, long since fallen into disuse. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 366, April 18, 1829 Freeman's reputation as historian rests principally on his monumental "History of the Norman Conquest." The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Unluckily, Sir Richard is a poetical figment, and the Beresford ghost is a myth, like William Tell: he may be traced back through various mediæval authorities almost to the date of the Norman Conquest. Cock Lane and Common-Sense There was something about the English drift as early as the period following the Norman Conquest that welcomed the new words. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech Freeman in his 'Norman Conquest' says that "no other man on record has ever so thoroughly united all the virtues both of the ruler and of the private man." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 An important place in Roman times, it was the cap. of the East Saxons, and has been the metropolis of England since the Norman Conquest; it possesses, therefore, innumerable historic buildings and associations. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge It must not be forgotten that the old English constitution survived the Norman Conquest. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History It is interesting; therefore, to find, hardly a century after the Norman Conquest. Popular Law-making In many other ways, too, the Norman Conquest affected England. Composition-Rhetoric At any rate, the great literary movement that he inaugurated lasted until the Norman Conquest. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 I now think it very probable that beaver hats were introduced into this country as early as the Norman Conquest; for we find mention of them in Normandy at a still earlier period. Notes and Queries, Number 21, March 23, 1850 The Norman Conquest is important, not as the beginning of English history, but as its chief turning point. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Then there was the public land; but that very soon was taken by the lords and let out to their inferiors; this was the great bulk of land in England after the Norman Conquest. Popular Law-making According to Strutt, the Saxons usually built their houses of clay, kept together by wooden frames; shortly after the Norman Conquest plaster was intermixed with timber, and subsequently the basement story was made of stone. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832 That Belvoir has been the site of a castle since the Norman Conquest appears well established. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 564, September 1, 1832 Learning and literature, science and art, had attained to fair proportions in England, and in the Old English tongue, when their progress was arrested by the Norman Conquest. The evolution of English lexicography The English kingship gradually changed from the old Teutonic to the later mediæval type; but the change began before the Norman Conquest. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History But very soon after the Norman Conquest the Norman kings began to want more money. Popular Law-making At the period of the Norman Conquest the city was of considerable size, and the castle, of which very little now remains, is reputed to be the work of William the Conqueror. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association "The Conquest," means the Norman Conquest, in 1066; but English was not written till the thirteenth century. The Grammar of English Grammars The Norman Conquest brought to England law and organization, and welded the country into a political unity; but it overthrew Old English learning and literary culture. The evolution of English lexicography Certain events indicate the remoter causes of the Norman Conquest. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History I doubt if there was any giving of new law, anything that we should call legislation, made by the English Parliament, then called the Witenagemot, before the Norman Conquest. Popular Law-making A few years after, King Edred granted the abbey to the Monastery of Christchurch at Canterbury, but the society was either removed or dissolved before the Norman Conquest. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association It was not in the Norman Conquest, not in the flight of King James II, nor the overthrow of Napoleon; it is here and now. An Englishman Looks at the World After the Norman Conquest the townships, thus brought under the sway of great lords, came to be generally known by the French name of manors or "dwelling places." Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins The career of Augustin Thierry, the author of the ‘History of the Norman Conquest,’ affords an admirable contrast to that of Constant. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance He had written the 'History of the Conquest of England by the Normans'—an original work of great value, though since overshadowed by the more minute 'History of the Norman Conquest,' by Professor Freeman. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist Long before the Norman Conquest there was a grammar school at Winchester under the care of the monks. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association Documents are lacking for the dark ages of popular tradition before the Norman Conquest, and the theorists may work their will. Four Arthurian Romances What changes took place in the government of the shire after the Norman Conquest? b. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins I saw the needlework of Queen Matilda and her handmaidens, which so graphically commemorates the history of the Norman Conquest. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Under the manorial system, the rise of which preceded the Norman Conquest, communal methods of husbandry remained, but the position of the cultivator was radically altered. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 When monasticism rose to its height, after the Norman Conquest, a priory of Canons of St. Augustine was founded there. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association At Fourways men had stood and talked of Napoleon, the loss of America, the execution of King Charles, the burning of the Martyrs, the Crusades, the Norman Conquest, possibly of the arrival of Caesar. Jude the Obscure A few years before the Norman Conquest a central tower and a presbytery were added to the existing building by Archbishop Cynesige. Yorkshire How many people now read the Norman Conquest--except the few scholars who devote themselves to the same period? A Writer's Recollections — Volume 1 Free tenants and, after the Norman Conquest, slaves formed small proportions of the population. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The quiet, even tenor of his life is truly like a "soft green isle" in the midst of the turbulent storms and tempests of the Norman Conquest. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II The moustache of the sportsman also shows that the stone belonged to a period very near the Norman Conquest, when that fashion of wearing the hair was in vogue. English Villages Cruel laws for the protection of game in the forests or uncultivated lands had been a standing grievance from the days of the Norman Conquest. Outline of Universal History He was descended from a family who had been settled at Peniston, in Yorkshire, near the sources of the Don, probably before the Norman Conquest. Wordsworth It was occasionally used after the Norman Conquest to designate members of the royal family. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Our Etheling Edgar lived on in peace through all the troublous times of Stephen, without again appearing in history, till his death is noted in 1159, ninety-three years after the Norman Conquest. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II The same style of castle-building continued for a century and a half after the Norman Conquest. English Villages In the earlier field, Mr. Edward A. Freeman labored with distinguished success, the History of the Norman Conquest being his principal work in this branch of historical inquiry. Outline of Universal History The Norman Conquest of England alone in the least resembles it. Caesar: a Sketch Norman Conquest introduced into England a foreign race of kings and barons, with their military vassals, and churchmen, who followed the conqueror and his successors. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities There are seventy-two scenes picturing various events in the history of the Norman Conquest. Early European History But when that brain was turned to dust, the history of England became, till the Norman Conquest, little more than the history of the rivalries of the two great houses of Godwin and Leofric. Hereward, the Last of the English From here portions of the invaders afterward passed over to England in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization The Norman Conquest put a stop to the progress of the West-Saxon dialect toward complete supremacy, restoring the dialects of the other parts of the island to their former positions of equal authority. A History of English Literature The History of the Norman Conquest of England is the most important work of Freeman. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Until the Norman Conquest England, because of its insular position, had remained out of touch with Continental Europe. Early European History All this is indignantly related by the stout Saxon friar, Matthew Paris, in his Historia Major, beginning with the Norman Conquest. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War In Freeman's "Norman Conquest," it appears that the old English town, or borough, is purely of Teutonic origin. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders I. The Britons and the Anglo-Saxon Period, from the beginning to the Norman Conquest in 1066 A. D. A. The Britons, before and during the Roman occupation, to the fifth century. A History of English Literature Such dropping of terminations is precisely what did happen before the Norman Conquest in those parts of England most overrun by the Danes. Halleck's New English Literature England, during the period following the Norman Conquest, contained more than nine thousand of these manorial estates. Early European History Next to Charlemagne, Alfred was the greatest prince who reigned in Europe after the dissolution of the Roman Empire, until the Norman Conquest. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers The last, entered 991, seventy-five years before the Norman Conquest, is the swan song of Anglo-Saxon poetry. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World Some antiquaries ascribe its foundation to the time of Kenelph, from whom the castle had its name, a Saxon King of Mercia, and others to an early era after the Norman Conquest. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 Three Languages used in England—For three hundred years after the Norman Conquest, three languages were widely used in England. Halleck's New English Literature The Norman Conquest much increased the pope's authority over England. Early European History At a time midway between these periods it was carried by the Norman Conquest into England. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) The Chronicle was continued for a century after the Norman Conquest, and is extremely valuable not only as a record of events but as a literary monument showing the development of our language. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World That it was ravaged, burnt and sacked by the Danes is certain and it seems even at the time of the Norman Conquest to have scarcely recovered itself. England of My Heart : Spring The Norman Conquest helped to lop off these endings, which German has never entirely lost. Halleck's New English Literature The handwriting is the beautiful Carolingian minuscule which the Norman Conquest introduced into England. Early European History Mr. Freeman has done well in insisting upon the fact that the history of the English people does not begin with the Norman Conquest. American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History Both of these came speedily, by way of the sea, in the Norman Conquest. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World What the Cathedral suffered in the centuries between its foundation and the Norman Conquest, we shall never rightly know. England of My Heart : Spring The Norman Conquest of England, beginning in 1066, brought the period to a close. Halleck's New English Literature The Norman Conquest had made the king so strong that his authority could be resisted only by a union of all classes of the people. Early European History Mr. Freeman has pointed out the importance of the change by which, after the Norman Conquest, the Old-English nobility or thegnhood was pushed down into "a secondary place in the political and social scale." American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History Tell briefly the story of the Norman Conquest. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World Historians themselves declare that no part of English history since the Norman Conquest is so obscure and uncertain as that of the Wars of the Roses. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation Of course the Norman Conquest hastened many grammatical changes that would ultimately have resulted from inherent causes, but it did not exercise as great an influence as was formerly ascribed to it. Halleck's New English Literature Consider these things working through centuries, perhaps in a more or less direct manner, since the Norman Conquest. The Open Air In the first place, owing to the peculiar circumstances of the Teutonic settlement of Britain, the civilization of England previous to the Norman Conquest was but little affected by Roman ideas or institutions. American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History At the time of the Norman Conquest it may be said that all English monks were professedly under one and the same Rule—the famous Benedictine Rule. The Coming of the Friars Oxford was desolated by the Norman Conquest, and anything that remained of the educational institution of Alfred was in all probability swept away. Lectures and Essays The Norman Conquest.—The overthrow of the Saxon rule in England by William the Conqueror in 1066 was an event of vast importance to English literature. Halleck's New English Literature Equity developed in England after the Norman Conquest, and, like the common law, was transferred to this country in colonial times. Problems in American Democracy Usually one couple are appointed the original ancestors, if possible, a couple associated with an honorific event like the Norman Conquest. Public Opinion Elizabeth was a sovereign more purely British in blood than any other since the Norman Conquest; and to her appropriately fell the task of completing her country's national independence. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution A similar island in the marshes of Cambridgeshire formed the last rallying point of English patriotism against the Norman Conquest. Lectures and Essays They would, if need be, reconsider the Norman Conquest. Literary Lapses The Norman Conquest naturally suspended for a time all these privileges, and reduced all free towns to the level of burghs in demesne. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges Every one is supposed, even now, to know what happened then, to give another violent wrench to society, like the Norman Conquest in 1066. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres But in completing one part of the Norman Conquest, namely, the establishment of royal supremacy over disorderly feudatories, he had modified the other, the arbitrary rule of the barons over the subject people. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution Robert Harley, afterwards Earl of Oxford, was descended from an ancient family, existing, it is pretended, in Shropshire at the time of the Norman Conquest, and closely allied to the French family of de Harlai. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries Here is that delightful Norman Conquest for you to read; pray look at the part about Hereward the Saxon.' Abbeychurch No less true than eloquent is Thierry's summing up of the social effects of the Norman Conquest on the generation that witnessed it, and on many of their successors. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo Four out of five American tourists will instantly recall the only date of mediaeval history they ever knew, the date of the Norman Conquest. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Dates proved a great difficulty, yet a few dates, such as that of the Norman Conquest and of the Battle of Waterloo, were essential. The Days Before Yesterday Judged in this way, I think the feudal system existed before the Norman Conquest. Landholding in England Since then they are neither of foreign extraction, nor naturally of English production, their origin must be sought for elsewhere, and that origin is the Norman Conquest. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man Perhaps the effect of Thierry's work has been to cast into the shade the ultimate good effects on England of the Norman Conquest. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo Of the popular songs belonging to the period after the Norman Conquest, the remains which furnish us with direct or indirect evidence concerning them hardly enable us to form an opinion. Chaucer At the time of the Norman Conquest, silver coins were rare, and their value high. Short History of Wales These small estates existed in England at the Norman Conquest, and their perpetual continuance was the object of the law of William I., to which I have referred. Landholding in England Undoubtedly, then, the Norman Conquest made a complete break in the continuity of the history of England. Signs of Change But, at least since the appearance of the work of Augustin Thierry on the Norman Conquest, these forensic fallacies have been exploded. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo It was just like the tapestry at Bayeux on which Norman ladies embroidered the battles in the Norman Conquest of England. Tales of Troy: Ulysses, the sacker of cities The explanation of this is that for the several centuries after the Norman Conquest her population was saturated. A Collection of Stories Some antiquaries ascribe its foundation to the time of Kenelph, from whom the Castle had its name, a Saxon King of Mercia, and others to an early era after the Norman Conquest. Kenilworth For a longer time than has now elapsed since the Norman Conquest of England, the entire Gothic population of Spain was engaged in unceasing religious and patriotic warfare. The Unseen World and Other Essays But this duke, whose dukedom very likely dates back to the hour of the Norman Conquest, is a very different person, and is to be met under very different circumstances. Penelope's English Experiences The house stands, or, rather, used to stand here when Mercia was a kingdom—I do not suppose that the basement can be later than the Norman Conquest. Lair of the White Worm From the time of the Norman Conquest, for centuries Europe could support no more than 25 to the square mile. A Collection of Stories Gerald contended that the Welsh Church was independent of Canterbury, and that it was only recently, since the Norman Conquest, that she had been deprived of her freedom. The itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales The Norman Conquest of England has, in its nature and in its results, no exact parallel in history. William the Conqueror The Norman Conquest was after all a Norman Conquest; men of other lands were merely helpers. William the Conqueror Then the sweeping changes which followed the Norman Conquest wiped out all lesser records than its own. Lair of the White Worm Still much change did follow on the Norman Conquest, and the Norman Conquest was so completely William’s own act that all that came of it was in some sort his act also. William the Conqueror From one side indeed the Norman Conquest was truly a Saxon conquest. William the Conqueror That England underwent a Norman Conquest did in the end only make her the more truly England. William the Conqueror All this helped to give the Norman Conquest of England its peculiar character, to give it an air of having swept away everything English, while its real work was to turn strangers into Englishmen. William the Conqueror The Norman Conquest did little towards any direct abolition of the older English laws or institutions. William the Conqueror |
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