After five centuries of growth， o1f tussling with the French of the Normans and the Angevins and the Plantagenets and at last absorbing it， the conquered in the end conquered the conqueror.

A.have a hard struggle or fight

B.raise to a higher grad

C.come to a lower level or state

D.make the greatest possible use of

正确答案：have a hard struggle or fight