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The Anglo-Saxon period ends with which event?
AThe Restoration
BThe Wars of the Roses
CThe Norman Conquest (1066)
DThe Reformation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The Norman Conquest (1066)
1. 1066 marks the Norman Conquest.
2. Anglo-Saxon ends; Medieval English begins.
3. Beowulf is the canonical Anglo-Saxon text.
_Source: Coverage brief — BA English Literature syllabus areas — "Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Renaissance ..."_
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