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1171 BCE
1171
Enrique II declares himself overlord of Ireland, introducing Norman French and English to the country. Around this time the University of Oxford was founded -
1100 BCE
Old English (450-1100EC)
Before the arrival of Saxons, Angles and Jutes, a mixture of Celtic and Latin was spoken in the British Isles. The Roman Empire never dared to invade Scottish territory, but it did dominate trade throughout the island, and that's where many Latin words come from that are still used today. For instance: vinum (Latin) / win (old English) / wine (modern English) / wine -
Period: 1215 to 1215
1215
King John signs the Magna Carta ("Great Carta"), a critical document in the long historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law in the English-speaking world.