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Norman

Any of the descendants of the Norsemen (to whose chief, Rollo, Normandy was granted by Charles III of France in 911) who adopted French language and culture. During the 11th and 12th centuries they conquered England in 1066 (under William the Conqueror), Scotland in 1072, parts of Wales and Ireland, southern Italy, Sicily, and Malta, and took a prominent part in the Crusades.

They introduced feudalism, Latin as the language of government, and Norman French as the language of literature. Church architecture and organization were also influenced by the Normans, although they ceased to exist as a distinct people after the 13th century.


From the Hutchinson Encyclopedia of World History. © Research Machines plc [2006] All Rights Reserved, Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines.
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6 January 1066
Harold is crowned King of England in succession to Edward the Confessor. Less than a year later he is killed at the Battle of Hastings when William the Conqueror of Normandy invades southern England.
14 March 1995
Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to go to space on-board a Russian launch vehicle.
23 March 2006
In Iraq, kidnapped British peace activist, Norman Kember, is freed after coalition forces launch a successful raid to free him
5 June 1944
The Second World War: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries placed at the Normandy assault area, while 3,000 Allied ships cross the English Channel in preparation for the invasion of Normandy.
11 June 1944
The Second World War: Five days after the D-Day landing, the Allied landing groups link up in Normandy to form a single solid front.
22 June 1979
In England, the Former leader of the Liberal Party, Jeremy Thorpe, is found not guilty of the attempted murder of Norman Scott, the man he is alleged to have had an affair with.
17 September 1956
In England, Norman Buckley breaks the one-hour world water speed record on Lake Windermere, achieving an average speed on 70mph foe the hour. 
28 September 1106
Henry I of England defeats his brother Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy, at the Battle of Tinchebray in Normandy.
14 October 1066
The Battle of Hastings takes place on the southern coast of England. An English army, commanded by King Harold, is defeated by the invasion force of William of Normandy. King Harold is killed and William ‘The Conqueror’ is proclaimed King of England.
20 November 1978
In England, Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe is accused in court of seeking to kill his former homosexual lover Norman Scott and dispose of the body. Thorpe and the other co-defendants in the trail are found not guilty. 
31 December 1660
King Louis XIV of France makes James II of England “Duke of Normandy”.
 

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