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570
The anglo saxons invade England
In England a Celtic language possibly gaelic or welsh is spoken when the Anglo-Saxons invaded from Denmark and Germany they introduced their Germanic langage in the year 570 they occupied most of England -
Oct 14, 1066
Normans invade from France
When the normans came over from France William the conquerers nobles and knights all spoke french very few people spoke English and the language was therefore nearly wiped out. -
Jan 11, 1476
Printing
The first mass printings began therefore English was spoken more and became a lot more popular -
Jan 11, 1490
The Renaisance
During the period known as the renaisance The country found a new interest in other places explorers went out to find and explore other places and they brought back new words with them. -
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was a famous playwright who wrote plays and sonets which majority would have included some new words he introduced to English. -
The Plague
The Plague was close to wiping out English when it killed lots of people during an outbreak in 1665 -
British Empire gains land
As Britain grows as a nation it expands territory to Asia, Africa, Australia and America spreading English and creating new words -
First Dictionary
Samuel Johnsons first English dictionary was published -
Roman Empire
A lot of words from latin come from the romans releasing lots of new words to the English language. -
Norsemen invade
Invaders from the north bring a lot of new words to England -
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History and Progression of English