Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Nevertheless it is clear that Anglo-Norman was to a large extent the spoken language of the Norman nobility and was also spoken in the law courts , schools , and universities , and in due course amongst at least some sections of the minor nobility and the growing bourgeoisie .
Simplified: Anglo-Norman was the spoken language of the Norman nobility and was also used in the courts .