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Group member: 王钟珏 张莉莉 马心发 Contents a. Norman Conquest b. TheFeudal England c. The Influence of the Norman Conquest upon English Language and Literature d. The Romance Norman Conquest (1066-1071) The Norman Dukes 诺曼公爵 Normandy was the most highly organized state, and the Norman ruling class were Vikings. The most important class was the knights. 2. Fuse 导火线: Edward ruled for 24 years and died in January, 1066. Harold was chosen to be king. William, Duke of Normandy, heard the news of Harold’s coronation, he got very angry and claimed that he had the sole right to be king of England because Edward had promised the crown to him and that Harold had promised to help him become king of England. Duke William led army and landed on the coast. The two armies met at Hastings. 3. Consequences 影响 It increased the process of feudalism. William established a strong monarchy in England. He introduced new ideas in laws. It brought changes in the church. The French language came along with the Normans. 农民1381年反叛 　1381年，英格兰发生了大面积的农民起义。伦敦东边埃塞克斯郡的农军和南部肯特郡的农军在6月13日同一天进入伦敦。他们几乎没有遇到任何武装抵抗，反而受到了贫苦市民的欢迎。市民和农民汇聚在一起，摧毁了几所建筑，破坏了几处监狱，释放了一批犯人，把国王、王后以及几位大臣包围在伦敦塔里。就像陈胜吴广用“王侯将相，宁有种乎”作动员一样，刚刚走出监狱的穷苦教士约翰?保尔发表的演讲也被记录在今天的历史书上：“当亚当种地、夏娃织布的时候，有谁是贵族？” The Influence of the Norman Conquest on the English Language The French-speaking Normans under Duke William (the king of Normandy) came in 1066. During Norman Conquest, there were no written woks in English for a long time, but in Latin and French. By the end of the fourteenth century, when Normans and English intermingled, English was once more the dominant speech in the country. But now it became something different from the old Anglo-Saxon. 1) The Romance（传奇文学）  The romance was most prevailing kind of literature in feudal England. It was a long composition, in verse or prose, describing the life and adventures of the knight. The theme of loyalty to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in ro