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600 BCE
Celtic
It was the first language that talk in Great britain -
55 BCE
Romans
In 55BC there was an invasion by the Romans who spoke Latin.
They gave Latin names to places and some of these names are still used today. -
450
The english language appears
Is the language that more people speaks in the UK -
450
The anglo-saxons
The first people who spoke English
conquered England in about the Year 450.
These people were known as Anglo-Saxon
and their language is also often called
Anglo-Saxon or Old English. -
Period: 450 to 1150
Old English
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800
The Vikings
From about 800 the Vikings started to invade Britain.
The Vikings came from countries like Denmark and
Norway and spoke a language which later developed
into Norwegian and Danish -
1066
The Normans
In 1066 Normans invaded England from Normandy in France.
They spoke an earlier version of French and this became the high status language in England. -
Period: 1150 to 1500
Middle English
There were no more invasions of England and gradually English took over again from French. The English spoken around this time is called Middle English. -
Period: 1500 to
Modern English
William Shakespere was the creator of the Modern English -
Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland was created in the 1707 -
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England was created in the 1707 -
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland was created in the 1801 -
Great Britain incorporates Ireland
The Act of Union incorporates Ireland into Britain, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland -
British occupy Cape Colony
The British occupy Cape Colony in South Africa. -
the first dictionary
John Pickering compiles the first dictionary of Americanisms -
Noah Webster publishes his American Dictionary
Noah Webster publishes his American Dictionary of the English Language -
Most of Ireland left
Most of ireland left in 1922