LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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William the Conqueror invaded Britain
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The printing press was invented
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The King Charles I was defeated on the Civil War
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading an army of Normans to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.
Detailed explanation-2: -William, Duke of Normandy, conquered England in 1066. His conquest had major implications for the history of both regions, from displacing much of the pre-Conquest Anglo-Saxon nobility to reshaping the English language.
Detailed explanation-3: -On Christmas Day, 1066, William the Conqueror was crowned the first Norman king of England, in Westminster Abbey, and the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history came to an end. French became the language of the king’s court and gradually blended with the Anglo-Saxon tongue to give birth to modern English.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.