longshortandlarge t1_iw1hrju wrote on November 12, 2022 at 5:24 AM Reply to comment by Gemmabeta in TIL that the 1st King of England made a law that said everyone had to be in bed by 8pm by PoppedUrMomsCherry The "English" were not recently conquered. Alfred the Great and Wessex were English (Anglo-Saxon/Anglish) and simply united the disperate English Kingdoms. More accurate to say "peoples of the recently conquered territories" or something like that. Permalink Parent 24
longshortandlarge t1_iw1hrju wrote
Reply to comment by Gemmabeta in TIL that the 1st King of England made a law that said everyone had to be in bed by 8pm by PoppedUrMomsCherry
The "English" were not recently conquered. Alfred the Great and Wessex were English (Anglo-Saxon/Anglish) and simply united the disperate English Kingdoms. More accurate to say "peoples of the recently conquered territories" or something like that.