The Middle English Period (1100–1500) by Vilma Tezén https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa Comparte tus ideas y comenta las de los demás. en-us 2025-08-23 18:41:19 UTC 2025-08-23 21:42:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/svg/270d.svg 1066 – Norman Conquest alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552471928 William the Conqueror defeats Harold at Hastings; French dominates government and nobility.
I find it fascinating how English, instead of disappearing, absorbed French vocabulary and grew stronger, a lesson in resilience.

]]> 2025-08-23 19:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552471928 1204 – Loss of Normandy alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552484971 King John loses French territories; England turns inward.
Sometimes losing connections can create identity. Here, England discovered that being “English” mattered more than being half-French.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552484971 1258 – First English Proclamation alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552485478 Henry III issues a proclamation in English.
I see this as the first small “official victory” of English after years of silence, like a voice coming back to life.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552485478 1337–1453 – Hundred Years’ War alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552485849 Long war with France kills French prestige in England.
War is destructive, but in this case, it ironically gave English pride. Nationalism needed a common language.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552485849 1348–50 – The Black Death alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552486960 One-third of the population dies; laborers gain power.

Tragedy reshaped society. I think of how even in death, language rose ordinary people forced the elite to hear them.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552486960 1362 – Statute of Pleadings alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552487337 English becomes the language of law courts.
For me, this was the “official comeback concert” of English, it was no longer just for homes and streets, but for law and power.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552487337 1381 – Peasants’ Revolt (Wat Tyler) alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552487517 Working-class rebellion against taxes and exploitation.
This reminds me that revolutions don’t always succeed immediately, but they plant seeds of change, and English was the tool to voice anger.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552487517 1384 – John Wycliffe’s Bible alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552487642 First complete translation of the Bible into English.
To me, this feels revolutionary; faith in the people’s own tongue must have made religion feel personal and empowering.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552487642 1399 – Henry IV uses English alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552487773 Claims the throne in English.
Imagine the shock of hearing a king speak English again, it must have felt like a homecoming for the people.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552487773 1400 – Death of Geoffrey Chaucer alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552488028 Author of The Canterbury Tales.
I admire how Chaucer made English playful, poetic, and respectable. He proved English could rival Latin and French in art.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552488028 1430 – Chancery adopts East Midland English alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552488885 Bureaucracy uses it for records.
To me, this is like “admin power” meeting language; it standardized writing and pulled English closer to what we know today.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552488885 1476 – Caxton’s Printing Press alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552489302 Spreads literacy and stabilizes spelling.
This moment feels magical. Suddenly, English had permanence. No longer just spoken, it could be multiplied endlessly.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552489302 1485 – Henry Tudor crowned alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552489509 End of civil war, start of Tudor dynasty.
Peace was the best fertilizer. I think English finally had the stability to flourish fully.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552489509 1497 – John Cabot sails to Nova Scotia alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552489824 First step toward overseas expansion.
Here, I see English looking outward, ready to leave the island and become global.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552489824 William Langland (Piers Plowman) alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552490773 Social critique in alliterative verse.
His work shows how English wasn’t just about kings and knights, but about workers and spirituality too.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552490773 Pearl Poet (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552491664 Blended chivalry, romance, and morality in alliterative poetry.
This poet shows that English could carry deep legend and spirituality.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552491664 Geoffrey Chaucer alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552492198 The Canterbury Tales proved English could rival French in literature.
Chaucer feels like the father who gave English confidence.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552492198 William Caxton alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552492457 Introduced printing, spreading English texts widely.
Without Caxton, English might never have reached so many readers.

]]> 2025-08-23 21:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552492457 alesandrakarou204 https://padlet.com/alesandrakarou204/3aasgb9f24qp8tfa/wish/3552493046 During the Middle English period, which was a significant time in the history of the English language, English changed greatly. It evolved from being a language that only the common people spoke, often used by farmers and workers, to becoming a language that was used in important areas like law, literature, religion, and the government.

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