William the Conquerer invaded and knocked out the Saxon kings. he's Norman and that's northwestern France. they were willing to marry other Normans and a lot of them were still in France at the time.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 8:14 AM Subject: Re: The Royal Danish Fairytale Wedding > And, without my having to read The Last of The Plantagenets, how did a French > king/duke/whatever, become a monarch in England? > I know it's a bit convoluted, but in a few sentences...?
