Following the Norman Conquest, which group replaced the Anglo-Saxons as the main landowners and ruling class in England?

Viking chieftains from the north

A new, French-speaking nobility

Elected officials from local towns

How did William the Conqueror use the feudal system to consolidate his power over England after 1066?

He distributed land to his loyal Norman barons

He paid soldiers with money from the Church

He allowed Anglo-Saxon lords to keep their power

The English language was completely replaced by Latin.

Anglo-Saxon became the only language used in government.

The language disappeared and was later rediscovered.

It blended with Norman French to create modern English.