They wanted to conquer England as William of Normandy believed he was heir to the throne - He fought at the Battle of Hastings, winning, and was crowned on Christmas Day 1066
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Why did the Vikings come to England?
To conquer and for wealth - For land to settle on as England had lots of fertile land which was sparse in Norway leading to numerous Viking towns - The Vikings raided Monestrys which provided them with wealth
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Why did the Hugenots come to England?
To escape religous persecution from the catholic country of France
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What is the account of the Hugenots?
The St Bartholomews Day Massacre killed thousands of Hugenots - King Henri came in and issued the bill of rights for the Hugenots - Then King Louis XIV withdrew their bill of rights
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Why did the Irish come to England?
1/8 of the Irish population died due to the potato famine - they also came to escape extreme poverty
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What was the impact of Viking migration?
They brought along cultural changes: trade improvement, laws, building development, language (bag, skin, skull, window)
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What was the impact of Norman migration?
Many new traditions and adaptions: french customs, hundreds of churches and monestries, English was now the main language, French words (soldier, parliament)
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