LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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War of the roses
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The industrial revolution
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The norman invasion
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The roman invasion
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Detailed explanation-1: -After his victory at the Battle of Hastings, William marched on London and received the city’s submission. On Christmas Day of 1066, he was crowned the first Norman king of England in Westminster Abbey, and the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history came to an end.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Anglo-Saxon era ended with William of Normandy’s triumph at the battle of Hastings in 1066, which ushered in a new era of Norman rule.
Detailed explanation-3: -The conquest of England by the Normans started with the 1066 CE Battle of Hastings when King Harold Godwinson (aka Harold II, r. Jan-Oct 1066 CE) was killed and ended with William the Conqueror’s defeat of Anglo-Saxon rebels at Ely Abbey in East Anglia in 1071 CE.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Anglo-Saxon period in Britain spans approximately the six centuries from 410-1066AD.