History of English

  • 55 BCE

    Roman invasion

    The Romans brought their Latin language with them to the UK
  • 450

    Germanic Migration

    Germanic brought a different language with them and that all mixed in.
  • 550

    Christianity

    Saint Augustine arrived. He brought different languages with him. Like Greek, Hebrew, and also Latin.
    They brought technology and science words.
  • 800

    Vikings invasion

    They come from Scandinavian countries. They brought the Scandinavian language with them
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    The Norman invasion brought French language and more Latin language
  • 1430

    Conquest other places world

    People travelled around the world like CHristopher Columbus
  • Colonialism

    British Empire, Britain, and Colonialism became involved politically in other countries.
  • Nowadays

    The English language is still developing.