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500
Old English
Old English was started from the German tribes invading who spoke similar languages -
520
Invading Tribes
The invading tribes in the 5th century A.D were the Angels, Saxons, and Jutes -
550
Old English roots
Most of the words that are commonly used in modern English still have the same root words that were in Old English -
1066
Norman Invasion
When the Norman's invaded in 1066 they brought a type of french with them which was used by most of the business classes -
1100
Beowulf's Writing
Beowulf's writings are suspected to have come from the old English times around 1100 A.D -
1300
Middle English
During the middle English time period the upper class people were speaking more of a French languages while the lower class was speaking more of a English language. -
1400
Chaucer
Chaucer was a poet in the middle English era around 1340-1400 A.D -
1400
English becomes more dominant
Eventually the English language became more dominant and more commonly used by all people -
1500
The change in pronunciation
At the beginning of the Modern English era the pronunciation of vowels began to get shorter and shorter -
Shakespear's Portfolio
Around 1600 A.D is when Shakespear's first portfolio was published -
North America
As a result of North America being discovered came the american variety of English -
American Revolution
America Fighting for it's independence -
Printing press
The Printing press changed a lot when it was invented because there was now a more standard print being made -
New words
As the industrial revolution became more of a thing with new invention there was a need for new words -
Current English
Current English is now one of the most dominant languages due to the USA's dominance in cinema and many other things