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The Norman Conquest was a pivotal event in English history and all subsequent developments in the English monarchy, government, society, language and outlook are coloured by it.
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Rise and fall of the Norman rule
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Then on 18 October 1171, Henry II landed a much bigger force in Waterford to at least ensure his continuing control over the Norman force. In the process he took Dublin and had accepted the fealty of the Irish kings and bishops by 1172, so creating the "Lordship of Ireland", which formed part of his Angevin Empire.
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Oxford and Cambridge choose to keep Latin
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The Statute of pleading replaces French with English as the language of law. Record continue to be kept in latin.
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Date of the departure
