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YES! I believe it was in 1066 when William of Normandy (France) defeated Kind Harold and the Anglo-Saxon army (England) because he claimed that the throne was promised to him.
The Normans changed the language from English to French, but only the upper class people actually spoke it. The Surfs, the poorer people of that time, still spoke english. This is why some of the fancy words in English have a French influence.
If you want some more random facts, the Normans brought a new system called Feudalism, which brought along the social ranking system of Kings, knights, lords, vassals (retired knights), and surfs (being the lowest rank.)
Not to mention that French used to be the official language of diplomacy, until it was changed to English within the last 100 years (I think...it might have been 200).
The Normans changed the language from English to French, but only the upper class people actually spoke it. The Surfs, the poorer people of that time, still spoke english. This is why some of the fancy words in English have a French influence.
If you want some more random facts, the Normans brought a new system called Feudalism, which brought along the social ranking system of Kings, knights, lords, vassals (retired knights), and surfs (being the lowest rank.)
Not to mention that French used to be the official language of diplomacy, until it was changed to English within the last 100 years (I think...it might have been 200).
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