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Middle English Subperiods
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Learn about the main subperiods within the
Middle English period that reflect the decline, rise, and
eventual dominance of English... |
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Who Got Lucky at
Hastings? (video)
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Watch a documentary that re-examines the Battle of
Hastings to establish whether William's victory was down to
military skill or just good luck...
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Middle English:
Introductory Overview (video)
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Alexander Arguelles gives an overview of Middle English and of
features that distinguish it from Old English...
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French vs.
English
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Learn why English eventually prevailed over
the language of the conquerors... |
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Gallicization of English
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Learn about the impact of French on the
English orthography, sound system, grammar and syntax... |
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Medieval Armour Terms
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Learn about the impact of French on medieval
armour terminology and the relevance of armour technology for
the space age... |
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Emerging Standard
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Learn about the chief factors that had
contributed to the emergence of the basis of Standard English by
1500... |
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Learn about the Father of English Literature, credited with being the
first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the
vernacular English... |
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The Canterbury Tales Prologue
(video)
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A karaoke-style video containing a reading of the Canterbury Tales Prologue in Middle
English... |
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The Great Vowel
Shift
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Learn
about the massive sound change that affected the long vowels of
English during the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries...
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Choosing "thou" or "you"
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David Crystal explains the changes affecting the use of the
second-person pronouns from Old English through Middle English
to Early Modern English... |
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Spamalot Flash Game
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Choose to be a Saxon Knight or a French defender. Defend your
castle with the animal catapult - there can be only
one king of the Britons!... |
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Henry VIII: Dressed to Kill Game
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If you think you have what it takes to be the toughest knight in
all of England, enter the royal tournament and find out how tough
you really are!... |
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