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2007-02-22 09:04:38 · 2 answers · asked by mofun20 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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He defeated Harold the Saxon, and, as a result, the Normans (French) became the ruling class in England while the Anglo-Saxons were the conquered. For many years the Saxons fought to regain their land, but they never really did. When William conquered England, he brought with him the culture of the French (including French law) which, over the years, greatly influenced the development of England.

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2007-02-22 09:13:03 · answer #1 · answered by No one 7 · 1 0

William's place in English history is momentous, and considerable in the history of Europe as a whole also. He not only ended the Saxon age of England, melding the Norman culture into it, thereby creating the modern English culture, but thoroughly changed the role of England in the Middle Ages. His descendants, in one way or another, have ruled England ever since. All the successive ruling dynasties, Plantagenet through Windsor, come from him. He revamped English law, built several new buildings (including the infamous Tower of London), and forever altered the very language of the nation. He founded feudalism in England, and undertook great military campaigns in Wales and Ireland.

2007-02-22 17:14:01 · answer #2 · answered by happymrzot 6 · 1 0

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