<P> In England , Norman nobles and bishops had influence before the Norman Conquest of 1066 , and Norman influences affected late Anglo - Saxon architecture . Edward the Confessor was brought up in Normandy , and in 1042 brought masons to work on Westminster Abbey , the first Romanesque building in England . In 1051 he brought in Norman knights who built `` motte '' castles as a defence against the Welsh . Following the invasion Normans rapidly constructed motte - and - bailey castles , and in a burst of building activity built churches and abbeys , as well as more elaborate fortifications including Norman stone keeps . </P>
<P> In England , Norman nobles and bishops had influence before the Norman Conquest of 1066 , and Norman influences affected late Anglo - Saxon architecture . Edward the Confessor was brought up in Normandy , and in 1042 brought masons to work on Westminster Abbey , the first Romanesque building in England . In 1051 he brought in Norman knights who built `` motte '' castles as a defence against the Welsh . Following the invasion Normans rapidly constructed motte - and - bailey castles , and in a burst of building activity built churches and abbeys , as well as more elaborate fortifications including Norman stone keeps . </P>
who was responsible in bringing to england the norman romanesque architecture
who was responsible in bringing to england the norman romanesque architecture
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor