History of english language

The History of the English Language

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  • 600 BCE

    CELTS

    CELTS
    The first languages that we know about are the Celtic ones, like Welsh and Scots
  • 55 BCE

    ROMANS

    ROMANS
    The Romans invaded and introduced Latin.
  • 450

    ANGLO-SAXONS

    ANGLO-SAXONS
    The Anglo-Saxons spoke the language, which over time turned into English.
  • 800

    VIKINGS

    VIKINGS
    The Vikings came from Scandinavia and invaded Britain.
  • 1066

    NORMANS

    NORMANS
    Normans from France invaded England and intoduced an early version of French.
  • 1400

    MIDDLE ENGLISH

    (Middle) English gradually took over again from the early French.
  • 1476

    PRINTING PRESS

    PRINTING PRESS
    With the introduction of the printing press, an interest in having a standard way of English came.
  • 1525

    ENGLISH BIBLE

    ENGLISH BIBLE
    The new Testament of the Bible was transalated into English.

  • INVADING WORDS

    Words from Latin and Greek made its way into the English language.

  • SHAKESPEARE

    SHAKESPEARE
    He invented many words which are still use to this day.

  • MODERN ENGLISH

    The English that you speak today is influeneced by immigration and historical happenings (f.e the British Empire).