Out of gratitude for this large inheritance, or in compliance with the fashion of that day to Normanize, the Saxon lords of Ruby thence assumed the appellation of Nevill.
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Out of gratitude for this large inheritance, or in compliance with the fashion of that day to Normanize, the Saxon lords of Ruby thence assumed the appellation of Nevill.
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Self-interest led the Saxon to Normanize his language, and the French to Anglicize his speech.
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Raised among the Normans in France, Edward spoke French and attempted to Normanize the English court.
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