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It is the end of the 12
th
century, and England has
many problems. The Saxons, who once ruled England,
no longer control the country. However, England has a
Saxon king. He is Richard I.
The country has a Saxon king, but it is under the
control of the Normans. They are people from France.
Why doesn’t the king control things? King Richard
has been away for a long time. He went to fight in the
Holy Land. His brother, Prince John, has taken his place.
The Normans and Saxons hate each other. The
Normans are doing bad things to the people. They are
also stealing people’s land. Prince John is doing nothing to
stop them.
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