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The Normans, who came from present-day Normandy in France, spoke French, whic they established as England's official language for the next 150 years.
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Normans created the official language, French, for the next 150 years
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England lost control of Normandy and entered a long period of conflict with France. As a result, fewer people in England wished to speak French
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Because everyone in England was speaking English rather than French because of the conflicts with France, parliment enacted the Statute of Pleading in 1362 to change the official language of England from French to English
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English colonialization diffused English to several regions around the world. These include Ireland, South Asia, and Southern Africa.
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With the first North American colony, this was the first case of English diffusion to North America.
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Another example of English diffusion. This diffused English more northernly.
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Because English and French were the dominant languages in North America, when the English won, English became the dominant language in North America.
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After losing to America, the Spanish ceded the Philippines to America. Therefore, English was diffused to the Phillipines even after their independence in 1946
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Dominant language remained English
