Norman French
Norman French
French
If you mean William the Conqueror, the answer is Norman French.
If you mean William the Conqueror, the answer is Norman French.
There has never been a King Philip in England.
There has never been a King Philip in England.
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, King William's officials and nobles primarily used Norman French as their language. This was due to the influence of the Normans, who became the ruling elite in England. Latin was also used for official documents and the Church, while the general populace continued to speak Old English. Over time, the coexistence of these languages contributed to the development of Middle English.
When William was named duke of Normandy and after Edward died, a council of nobles and church officials chose an English earl called Harold to replace him. William, full of anger led his Norman army in what was to be the last successful invasion of the Island of Britain: the Norman Conquest. This was basically what caused William to invade England.
They spoke engrish.
William Nobles went by Billy.
He disposessed most of the Anglo-Saxon nobles and landowners and put his own Breton nobles in their place.
The appointment of church officials by kings and nobles rather than by church officials apex