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After the Norman Conquest of 1066, Norman French was the dominant language used by

Norman French was particularly the language of the ruling aristocracy after the Conquest. Most ordinary people and farmers continued English, while Latin remained especially…

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Norman French was particularly the language of the ruling aristocracy after the Conquest. Most ordinary people and farmers continued English, while Latin remained especially important to clerical and learned writing.

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