How the Black Death Saved the English Language

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Before the Black Death of 1348 the language of power in England was Anglo-Norman French. The plague changed everything. Sign up for The Rambler newsletter here. https://letthemtalktv.substack.com/ It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! Become a Patreon of LetThemTalkTV. Wisdom guaranteed. More information here. www.patreon.com/LetThemTalkTV 00:00 A catastrophic plague 00:57 The eve of destruction 08:16 The end of the world 10:59 The aftermath 16:18 Turning back the clocks 20:53 Revolution in the air 24:11 English is back #theblackdeath CREDITS By Jonas Magnus Lystad - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=132377317 SOURCES The History of English podcast https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/ A History of the English Language (Baugh and Cable) The Story of English (McCrum, MacNeil, Cran) Borrowed Words (Durkin) The Consequences of the Black Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ_tvYOjL_k The 14th Century Sumptuary Laws https://clothingthepast.wordpress.com/ The Black Death and its Aftermath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmAv9F2Al6o&t=212s When England Was French: The Anglo-Norman Period https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfW2tQQossw