▁English ▁history ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁in ▁French ▁verse . ▁Rom antic ▁po ems ▁about ▁tournament s ▁and ▁court ly ▁love ▁became ▁popular ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁this ▁fashion ▁spread ▁into ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁l ays ; ▁stories ▁about ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁King ▁Arthur ▁were ▁also ▁fashion able , ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁Henry ▁II . ▁English ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁on ▁a ▁mod est ▁scale ▁to ▁write ▁local ▁religious ▁works ▁and ▁some ▁po ems ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁England , ▁but ▁most ▁major ▁works ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁Latin ▁or ▁French . ▁Music ▁and ▁singing ▁were ▁important ▁in ▁England ▁during ▁the ▁medieval ▁period , ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁religious ▁cer emon ies , ▁court ▁occasions ▁and ▁to ▁accomp any ▁the atr ical ▁works . ▁From ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century ▁distinct ive ▁mon oph onic ▁plain chant ▁was ▁su pers eded , ▁as ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Europe , ▁by ▁standard ised ▁Greg or ian ▁chant . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁The ▁Norm ans ▁brought ▁with ▁them ▁architect ural ▁styles ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁du chy , ▁where ▁aust ere ▁stone ▁churches ▁were ▁preferred . ▁Under ▁the ▁early ▁Norman ▁k ings ▁this ▁style ▁was ▁adapted ▁to ▁produce ▁large , ▁plain ▁c athed r als ▁with ▁rib bed ▁v ault ing . ▁During ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁century ▁the ▁Ang lo - N orm an ▁style ▁became ▁rich er ▁and ▁more ▁orn ate , ▁with ▁pointed ▁arch es ▁derived ▁from ▁French ▁architecture ▁replacing ▁the ▁cur ved ▁Roman es que ▁designs ; ▁this ▁style ▁is ▁term