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There are a lot of French influence in England's place names (and the language in general) from the couple of centuries after 1066 when the Normans ruled the ro
by dspillett 10mo ago
There are a lot of French influence in England's place names (and the language in general) from the couple of centuries after 1066 when the Normans ruled the roost.
- jfengel 10mo agoThe Normans still rule the roost. The dynasty name changes every so often but King Chuck 3 can trace his line straight back to William the Bastard.
- School-Cotton 10mo agoCharles doesn’t “rule the roost” in any meaningful sense. Who knows whether Keir Starmer descends from Normans, but his predecessor certainly doesn’t.
- exe34 10mo agoHey now, at least Rishi was elected to rule Britain - the old lady Vicky wasn't remotely connected to India but she was still Empress.
- jfengel 10mo agoI don't think India had a democracy before the Brits, either. Not that it gives anyone else the right to come in and declare themselves Raj. But Vicky wasn't the first to come to India and declare themselves in charge.