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The Norman invasion pretty much did collapse society - there were years of rebellions and the old Saxon order was brutally wiped out. (There's a nice Rest Is Hi
by dash2 1y ago
The Norman invasion pretty much did collapse society - there were years of rebellions and the old Saxon order was brutally wiped out. (There's a nice Rest Is History series on this, centred on 1066.)
- dmix 1y agoMaybe in a local historical sense but in a more meta, 'trends of history' thing it largely converged back into the middle once power stabilized, looking very similar to old power structures. Plus the church very much survived and became stronger.