10 Events English Language

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  • 2000 BCE

    Anglo-Saxon Period

    • Germanic West dialects determined many essential characters of English Language
    • St. Augustine arrives in Britain, and is the begging of conversion of the Anglo-Saxsons
  • 600 BCE

    6th Century

    Anglo-Saxon language covers most of modern England and Elbert King the first one of English converts to Christianity
  • 401 BCE

    Early 5th Century

    • Collapse of the Roman Empire -Roman withdraw from Britain
    • Angles, Saxons and other countries became settler in Britain to claim territory
  • 401

    Prehistory

    Prehistory
    Indo- European: languages combined with Iran, the Indian subcontinent, and other parts of Asia
  • 597

    St. Augustine Arrives

    St. Augustine Arrives
    Beginning of Christian conversion of the Anglo-Saxon
  • 1066

    Norman Conquest of England

    • Duke of Harmony becomes king of England and the old English era ended; Normans brought their own language.
  • 1300

    13th Century

    -The Statue of Pleading makes English its official language of England
    - King Henry IV first English monarch delivers a speech in English
  • 1300

    War of Roses

    War of Roses
    -Between Lancaster and York House
    - Economics and health
    stabilized after war, country began to put more focus into literature and education

  • 1800- Present

    1800- Present
    • Historical factors occurring such as Industrial Revolution and society
    • Created new words for invitation that had not been invented yet -20th century military had influence on English durimg the second half of the century

  • 1100-1167

    In middle English the oldest living manuscripts date from this period
    - Mid 11th Century Norman French becomes the language of the majority