A+E Networks. Claiming his right to the English throne, William, duke of Normandy, invades England at Pevensey on Britainâs southeast coast. His subsequent defeat of King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings marked the beginning of a new era in British history.William was the illegitimate son of Robert I, duke of Normandy, by his concubine Arlette, a tannerâs daughter from the town of Falaise.illiam then marched on London and received the cityâs submission. On Christmas Day, 1066, William the Conqueror was crowned the first Norman king of England, in Westminster Abbey, and the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history came to an end.
18th century [edit]. The United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787. Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization.
The laws, known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts, included: The Naturalization Act, which extended the residency period from 5 to 14 years for those aliens seeking citizenship; this law was aimed at Irish and French immigrants who were often active in Republican politics