(1935- ) a British ARCHITECT (= someone who designs buildings) who has won many prizes for his designs, and works mainly in a very modern HIGH-TECH style
(1923- ) a US writer and JOURNALIST, who writes about social and political subjects and criticizes US society. His novels often contain a lot of sex and violence, and many of them are based on real events. They include The Naked and the Dead, The American Dream, The Armies of the Night, and The Executioner's Song .
the period when the Normans, led by William the Conqueror, took control of England after defeating the English king Harold II, at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. These events had a very great influence on England's history, CULTURE, and language, and French became the main language of the ruling class.