The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the conquest by William of Normandy in 1066, although some Normans were already in England before the conquest. Following the Battle of Hastings, the invading Normans and their descendants formed a distinct population in England. They later spoke what became the Anglo-Norman language. The Norman Conquest of England The Norman Conquest of England, being a conquest by a people whose tongue and institutions… (More on Anglo-norman)