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Jul 9, 700
Romans leave England
In the 5th century the Romans left England -
Period: Jul 9, 700 to
History of English Language
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Jul 9, 750
Old English
The Combination of Anglo Saxon and the Celtic tribes made a language known as Old English which has many Germanic routes -
Jul 9, 1066
Normans Invade
The French Normans invaded, with French being the language for most political things -
Jul 9, 1560
Shakespeare
Shakespeare added 2000 new words and phrases to the language -
Scientists
Science was originally taught in Latin but new scientists used English and had to make up new words for their discoveries -
A new translation of the Bible
King James re translated the bible coining new words and phrases -
British Empire
When the empire expanded, English adopted new words from it's empire into its language -
The first ever Dictionary was created
It had 42,000 enteries and took many years to complete -
The Oxford Dictionary was created
It took many yeasr to complete and is constantly updated -
Anglo Saxon's Invaded
Anglo Saxons from Germany invaded England where their Germanic language began to take form -
The Church still spoke Latin
The church however still spoke Latin as the bible was taught in Latin -
Vikings Invade
The Vikings invaded England bringing words for actions
