The Middle Ages As a result of the Battle of Hastings (1066), the Normans, led by William the Conqueror. ruled England, introducing French as the language spoken by the classes, and Norman Architecture and customs. English was the language of the lower classes. The Nimans were given ownership of land and of the people living on it. The feodal system was introduced, where the lords and the barons were Normans, and the peasants were Saxons. Later the Normans and Saxons became the English people. Magna Carta was signed to protect feodal rights royal abuse known as the Middle ages is connected with the end of the Wars of York and Lancaster, when Richard was killed in battle, in 1485 and Henry Tudor became king. He was Henry VII, first of the great Tudors. 1. Questions 1) What was the first record or register of all land - holding called? 2) Who was the first to print the book in English? 3) What is the oldest public school in England? 4) What outstanding personalities of that period (1066-1485) do you now? 5) What is Magna Carta? 6) Where is Magna Carta now? 7) When did Wars of the Roses begin? 8) When was the British Parliament founded?​

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