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🇬🇧Fiery dragons, unruly spelling, and fierce invaders? Grab a paper and get ready to take notes. This is the story of English you were never told in school!
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - What is English?
0:51 - Celts and Romans
1:50 - Germanic Tribes
2:36 - Old English
4:25 - Vikings
6:09 - Writing
7:16 - Middle English
9:20 - Late Middle English
12:03 - Sword and Sorcery Tales
12:36 - Early Modern English
13:44 - Enter William Shakespeare
15:11 - The Academy Attempt
16:23 - Late Modern English
17:06 - Alphabet and Pronunciation
17:52 - Astonishing Things
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