The Norman Yoke
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The Norman Yoke and the Norman Myth
The Norman yoke is not some sort of radical 17th century myth I would say there is a degree of truth in it Richard. The last word is with the Anglo-Saxon chronicle who says I was at William the conquerors court he was a great man in many ways he was stern he was violent but he oppressed poor men He said he loved the stags as if they were his father and so for this chronicly you couldn't guide your own food absolutely in that sense of the Norman yoke. It's an expression of English nationalism which is remarkable. You can apply once you have this argument you can apply it to anything so you can think about the church or nasty William
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