\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 Britain was converted to Christianity around the year 597, when the Anglo-Saxon sovereigns began drawing inspiration
for their own structure of government from the Biblical Book of Kings. In fact when in 1066 Britain was invaded by the Norman peoples of northern France, the conquerors found that their predecessors had built up an advanced system of government and a ri
ch economy. The time was ripe for further development.\par