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410
Romans leave Britain
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450
Arrive Germanic tribes
The angles, saxons and jutes. -
597
Arrive the Christian missionaries
Words in latin: Martyr, bishop, font. -
800
The vikings arrive
Words like: drag, ransack, fast and die. -
1066
William the conqueror invades England
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Period: 1154 to 1400
Words in french
Words related to law: Parliament, judge, jury, evidence, justice. -
Period: 1331 to 1453
The hundred years war against France
War like lingo: armies, navies, soldiers. -
Period: 1550 to
The english and the empire
Caribbean: Barbecue, canoe, cannibal -
Period: 1564 to
Shakespeare
2000 words invented by Shakespeare: eyeball, puppy dog, anchovy, dauntless, besmirch, lacklustre, aligator, and hobnob. -
Period: to
The english of science
Words related to the body: Cardiac, tonsil, ovary, sternum, vagina, penis, clitoris -
British land on America
Words from Native Americans: Racoon, squash, moose -
Period: to
The english and the empire
India: Yoga, cummerbund, stairs, bungalow -
The king James bible
Metaphor and morality -
Period: to
The english of science
Words related to science: Acid, gravity, electricity, pendulum, -
Period: to
Dutch words
Coleslaw, cookies -
Period: to
The age of the dictionary (lexicographers)
Dictionary of the english language -
Period: to
The english and the empire
Australia: Nugget, boomerang, walkabout. -
German words
Pretzel -
The age of the dictionary (lexicographers)
Oxford English Dictionary -
Period: to
The english and the empire
Africa: Voodoo, zombie. -
Period: to
Italian words
Pizza, pasta, mafia -
Period: to
City structures
Freeway, subway, parking lot -
Period: to
Capitalism words
Breakeven, bottom line -
Period: to
Internet english
Words like: internet, email, download, toolbar, firewall, blog, poke, reboot, fail, FYI, FAQ, LOL.