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The Normans replaced the native English nobility with anglo-Normas and introducing Norman French as the language of government in England.
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King John lost Normandy to the French, beginning the loosening of ties between England and the Continent.
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King Henry III issued the first English-language royal proclamation since the Conquest, having been forced by his barons to accept the Provision of Oxford, establishing a Privy Council to oversee the administration of the government, so beginning the growth of the English constitution and parliament.
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The Hundred years began and lasted until 1453, promoting English Nationalism.
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The Black Death killed an estimated one-third of England´s population and continued to plague the country for much of the rest of the century.
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The Statue of Pleadings was enacted, requiring all court proceedings to be conducted in English.
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John Wycliffe died, having promoted the first complete translation of scripture into the English language (the Wycliffite Bible)
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The Peasants´ Revolt led by Wat Tyler was the first rebellion of working-class people against their exploitation. Although it failed in most of its immediate aims, it marks the beginning of the popular protest.