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The Anglo-Saxons

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What happened to the Anglo-Saxons?

The Norman Conquest
The Anglo-Saxon period came to an end in 1066 when Duke William of Normandy came to England and defeated Harold, the Earl of Wessex, in the Battle of Hastings. This was the beginning of the Norman period in English history.

The Norman invaders.

The story of how the Normans conquered England was told in the Bayeux Tapestry.


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