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Was supposed to take the English throne. But he made a army and was defeted and died.
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The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed into what we now call Old English. -
For a period of time the lower classes spoke English and the upper classes spoke French. In the 14th century English became the dominant language in Britain again,but now with French words added.
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resourcesGeoffrey Chaucer was the greatest English poet before Shakespeare
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Late Modern English just has different vocabulary and alot more words.
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He wrote the first dictionary of hard words. -
Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden and distinct change in pronunciation called the Great Vowel Shift which started with vowels being pronounced shorter and shorter.
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inveted in 1828 but not sure about the month and day
