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600 BCE
The celts
The first languages in the British Isles are the Celtic ones like Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. -
450 BCE
The anglo-saxons
The anglo-saxons were the first people who spoke in English. Their language is the Old English. -
55 BCE
The romans
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. -
800
The Vikings
The Vikings come after anglo-saxons. Their started to invade Britain. They come from countries like Denmark and Norway and the language are Norwegian and Danish. -
1066
The Normans
The Normans invaded England from Normandy in France. They speak a version of French -
1400
Middle English
There were no more invasions of England. English became more important than French. -
1476
The printing press
In the printing press, publishing books in English became very popular. -
1564
William Shakespeare
There are many important authors in Modern English, but one of the most famous writers is William Shakespeare