Before revision: France In France (and England, largely as a result of the Norman Conquest) the particle de precedes a nom de terre ('name of land') in many families of the French nobility ( for example, Maximilien de Béthune ) .
After revision: France In Franceand in England, largely as a result of the Norman Conquestthe particle de precedes a nom de terre :'name of land' in many families of the French nobility ( for example, Maximilien de Béthune ) .