norman conquest

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1. the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066) (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugation,
definition	:	the act of conquering (noun.act)

part holonym	:	battle of hastings, hastings,
definition	:	the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest (noun.act)