Olly Richards | How English Almost Became French #short @storylearning | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
🇬🇧→🇫🇷? When the Normans invaded England in 1066, they brought more than just soldiers. They ALSO brought the French language. Over the next 400 years, they tried to make English, then a very Germanic language, more like French, a Romance language. But they only partially succeeded...

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