The transition period from the Anglo-Saxon era to the Middle ages was a drastic change in many ways but the way women were treated ultimately stayed indistinguishable. William the Conqueror and his victory in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is what helped wipe out the last of the Anglo/Saxon nobility (Beers 116). However, the Anglo-Saxon and the Middle Ages period still have many things in common like the way that women were treated. Therefore, it is evident that the Anglo-Saxon period had a great influence on the way the Middle Ages women were treated. It is apparent that the Anglo-Saxon women were allowed certain rights in society after the Norman Conquest in the same period as the Battle of Hastings. This time period gave women many Christian
