31. When Ethebred's death left no strong Saxon successor, the Witan chose Canute the Danish leader, as king in 1016.
埃塞爾雷德死后沒有留下有實(shí)力的撒克遜繼承人，于是賢人會(huì)議選擇了丹麥?zhǔn)最I(lǐng)克努特為國(guó)王。

32. King Edward seemed more concerned with building Westminster Abbey than with affairs of state. He was far more Norman than Saxon.
愛德華國(guó)王對(duì)國(guó)事的關(guān)心遠(yuǎn)不及對(duì)威斯敏斯特大教堂的修建，他更像諾曼人而非撒克遜人。

33. Anglo-Saxon England perished with Harold’s death. William was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of York.
隨著哈羅德德死亡，安各魯撒克遜人的英國(guó)消失了，在威斯敏斯特大教堂，約克大主教加冕威廉為英格蘭國(guó)王。

34. The Norman conquest of England is perhaps the best-known event in English history. Under William, the feudal system in England was completely established.
諾曼征服或許是英國(guó)歷史上最著名的事件，至此，英格蘭的封建制度被完全建立起來。