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400
English brought to England
english brought to england by german settlers -
400
German settler groups
Three german tribes invaded britain and introduced and changed english the angles, saxons, and jutes -
Feb 25, 731
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Ecclesiastical History of the English People is written it detailed the sophisticated society of the Germanic tribes -
Aug 18, 1066
Norman influeince
Norman kings who spoke french or latin had influenced the english language making middle english -
Apr 21, 1116
Normans switch to English?
Within fifty years most of the Normans outside the royal court had switched to English. -
May 22, 1290
Royal norman court goes English
By the end of the century even the royal courts switches to the english language. -
Jul 22, 1400
Modern English
Ever since the great vowel shift the english language has been known as the modern english language with the largest vocabulary then any other language. -
American english
This date marked the creation of American English -
American english and Shakespeare
American language is closer to the shakespeare english then to modern english -
anglo-saxon english (old english)
dates back to 449 CE
