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Many [[Anglo-Saxon]] nobility fled to [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]] and [[Scandinavia]] after the [[Norman]] conquest of [[England]]. [[Anglo-Saxon]] soldiers appear to have joined with the [[Byzantine Empire]] as mercenaries. Clothing styles from this point in England were considered ''[[Norman clothing|Norman]]''.
Many [[Anglo-Saxon]] nobility fled to [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]] and [[Scandinavia]] after the [[Norman]] conquest of [[England]]. [[Anglo-Saxon]] soldiers appear to have joined with the [[Byzantine Empire]] as mercenaries. Clothing styles from this point in England were considered ''[[Norman clothing|Norman]]''.


==References==
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=VQEFAAAAYAAJ History of British costume (1834) by James Robinson Planché]
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Clothing Styles by Time Period

Pre-Period

601-700

701-800

801-900

901-1000

1001-1066

Indeterminate

Pre and Post History

Many of the clothing styles from the early Saxons would also have been worn by Anglo-Saxons, though the styles may have shifted over time. Saxon clothing

Many Anglo-Saxon nobility fled to Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia after the Norman conquest of England. Anglo-Saxon soldiers appear to have joined with the Byzantine Empire as mercenaries. Clothing styles from this point in England were considered Norman.

References