CHANGES after the Norman Conquest
(1066-1135)
Language – a well educated Englishman was trilingual: English / French / Latin
Rise of bureaucracy: only about 2,000 writs survive from the whole of the Anglo-Saxon period; from the 13th century alone there are tens of thousands
Rise of literacy – development of higher learning: Oxford established towards the end of 11th century
Because the king would often be away in Normandy, a vice-regal committee would meet twice a year to audit the accounts of sheriffs (development of the Exchequer)
