England- European land power

Chaucer died 1400 and was writing at the the court of Edward III and his successor! So i wasn't advancing English a century. Chaucer is regarded as the first major english writer to write in English and his first major work was a royal commission most likely.
Darn! Blast!

Duh, 1500 would overlap Henry VIII. That's absurd. That's one of the stupidest mistakes I've made on this board in a while. Gah!

Sorry.
 
England on the Continent

It's often forgotten that the Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey etc) are the oldest parts of the United Kingdom since they were part of the Duchy of Normandy long before the Norman Conquest.

My POD is a failed Norman invasion in 1066. I think a victorious and vengeful Harold Godwinson could well decide to take revenge on the vanquished (and probably dead) Duke William by launching his own invasion of Normandy which would be in chaos after the death of William.

A successful invasion in say 1068 in alliance with the French King would bring Normandy into the fold. Given the links established between England and Normandy in the previous quarter-century, could we not envisage Normandy becoming as integral a part of England as the Isle of Wight ?
 
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