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1500 BCE
The Modern English
The Modern English period began around the year 1500, and it is basically the language that we use today. There were still changes in the language, however. One of the biggest of these was called the Great English Vowel Shift, which was a change in the pronunciation of the language as it became shorter and faster. -
1200 BCE
King John
After the year 1200, one of William`s descendant`s, King John, lost his territory, in France, and the French influence in England began to decline. By now, the English language was gaining more respect, but it had become a mix of Old English( Celtic, german and Norse) with many new French vocabulary words. -
1066 BCE
William the Conqueror
In 1066 William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy (part of modern France), invaded and conquered England.The new conquerors (called the Normans) brought with them a kind of French, which became the language of the Royal Court, and the ruling and business classes. -
55 BCE
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator who took control of the empire, invited Britain
