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410
Romans leave Britain.
Angles, Saxons and Jutes arrive with Anglo-Saxon, that had more useful vocabulary. -
597
Christian Missionaries sneak in
bringing words from Latin with them like martyr, bishop, and font. -
600
Unspecified time
Vikings give around 2000 words to the English language. -
1066
1066 William the conqueror
invades England and brings the French language with him. About 10,000 new words were absorbed into English. -
1453
The hundred years war
finished with English as the official language of Britain. -
1564
1564-1616 William Shakespeare
is credited with adding about 2000 new words to the English language. -
English on tour 1583 - 1914
Britain spreads its influence around the world bringing English with it. -
Science starts to catch on
Scientists decide to use English to communicate instead of Latin. Scientific discoveries were causing the need for new words. -
British land in America
Britains borrowed many new words for the plants and animals the found there from the natives. -
The King James Bible
was written bringing the Bible to the common English speaking people. -
Dictionary of the English Language
Written by Dr. Johnson -
Oxford English Dictionary
It took 70 years to finish. -
Internet English
The first email is sent and from there language has change a lot due to the massive quantity of typing.