After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the Norman King William arrived at the walls of Exeter.

后在1066年黑斯廷斯战役中，诺曼国王威廉来到埃克塞特的墙壁。

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On Christmas Day, William was crowned king of England, thus beginning the Norman Conquest of England.

同年圣诞节，威廉加冕为英格兰国王，开始了英国的诺曼统治时期。

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King Edward seemed more concerned with building Westminster Abbeythan with affairs of state. He was far more Norman than Saxon.

爱德华国王对国事的关怀远不及对威斯敏斯特大教堂的建筑，他更像诺曼人而非撒克逊人。

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