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The French Invasion of England
The French was the official court language in England at the time. So everybody was speaking French. You speak French and then the like peasants are speaking English, this weird Germanic language that nobody likes. They were right. It really is. That's embarrassing. Couldn't do it. Should have given himself a bi-week. Wait for the next draft. Get some youth. Yeah. Like two in a row is tough, but it's tough. But it's so, so the Duke of Normandy wins this battle. His name is William. He like fights more battles to become the ruler of England,. crowns himself, King William the first. And this king's off a long
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