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More Germanic people, Angles and Saxons, continued invading England in the early fifth century. England will soon ruled by Anglo-Saxon kings.
On October 14, 1066 heavily armed knights sailed to the coast of England, ordered by William of Normandy. His knights defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, and was soon crowned the king of England. His knights recieved parcels of land as a reward and nobles swore an oath of loyalty to William. Norman slowly ruled everything in England, and took over Angle-Saxon institutions such as the office of sheriff. During the reign of King John many nobles noticed the growth of the king's power. John was later forced in 1215 to put a seal on his document of rights, and was later called the Magna Carta, also known as the Great Charter. It cleared up many roles and showed that a monarch's power was limited, not absolute.**