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100
Rule of the Celts
The first known language of the british isles.
in 600BCE -
450
Rule of the Anglos, Saxons and the Dukes.
The Anglo-Saxons conquered England in 450AD c. They brought what is known as "Old English" to British shores. -
Jan 1, 1066
French Invasion
The french took over England in 1066 in the battle of hastings. The french controlled the places of the high ranking people, controlling the law and estatesof the country. English was pushed underground seen as the slum language and only spoken by peasants.The french ruled for 300 years. -
Period: Jul 16, 1067 to Jul 16, 1348
Rule of the French
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Jan 1, 1348
Black Plague
The black plague came and olbitorated most of the french rulers, many peasants survived. With not many french left, families started to mix marry and hire english survants. This induced the raising of an english speaking generation as the mothers, nurses and peasant of french families were speaking english. -
Jan 1, 1400
The Impact of Chaucer
Chaucer was an English writer at the time who lead to the standardisation of english. Cahucer wrote in "london English", this meant that people who wanted to read his books (reading meant the high of status) had to learn london english. This alsomean that people used Chaucer as the basics for thier writing. -
Jan 1, 1476
The Printing Press
Thomas Caxton brought the printing press to England in 1476. Caxton was ducth, as he made translations and printed he added in letters where they looked right. This is where 'gh' came from. -
The First Invasion of The Vikings
The Vikings First invaded in 793AD they took over ravaging and destroying towns as they went. -
The Second Invasion of Vikings
The vikings later invaded England and "moved in" they took over a portion of England. They brought new words into the language.
The Vikings added Them, Thier and They to English vocabulary. This is a major event owing to the evnt because function words, especially pronouns are particularly hard to add to.
