The Hundred Year War

Cards (8)

(1/7) 1337
War against French, English felt resentment towards French language (was a "prestige language" in court) - becomes disdained even by upper class
(2/7) 1417
Royal clerk uses English for official writing
(3/7) 1423
Parliament records are kept in English
(4/7) ≈ 1440
Start of vowel shift, increased popularity and prestige of English - ongoing hatred to French, disdained sounds which were characterized by the French
(5/7) 1453
end of 100 year war
(6/7) 1475
William Caxton begins printing books in English
(7/7) 1550
≈ end of great vowel shift, significant change of sound from continental languages
Timeline of events
1337
1417
1423
1440
1453
1475
1550