ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -This tapestry, also known as the Bayeux Tapestry, depicts a knight informing his leader that Harold’s army is approaching. The Norman conquest in 1066 was the last successful conquest of England.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Normans were Vikings who settled in northwestern France in the 10th and 11th centuries and their descendants. These people gave their name to the duchy of Normandy, a territory ruled by a duke that grew out of a 911 treaty between King Charles III of West Francia and Rollo, the leader of the Vikings.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Normans were also responsible for bringing new technologies and ideas to England, including the use of castles and the introduction of the French language. The Domesday book is a record of the land and property in England that was created by William the Conqueror in 1086.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Normans came from northern France, and invaded England in 1066 after King Edward the Confessor died without leaving an heir to the throne. They eventually defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings, when King Harold II was killed.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Normans founded the duchy of Normandy and sent out expeditions of conquest and colonization to southern Italy and Sicily and to England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.