How the Black Death Saved the English Language [27:24]

YouTube ^ | May 8, 2025 | LetThemTalkTV

[SunkenCiv]

Before the Black Death of 1348 the language of power in England was Anglo-Norman French. The plague changed everything. 

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 

How the Black Death Saved the English Language | 27:24 
LetThemTalkTV | 611K subscribers | 10,809 views | May 8, 2025

[freefdny]

Apologies for the double post

[IYAS9YAS]

Thank you, Mrs. Bucket.

It's pronounced Bouquet.

[Jacquerie]

<>Amongst their demands was the complete abolition of serfdom, and a rebel priest, John Bull, gave a rousing speech where he said, “From the beginning all men by nature were created alike and our bondage or servitude came in
by the unjust oppression.”<>

All men are Created Equal.

The Biblical basis of our Declaration of Independence.

Try to find something equivalent in bloody islam.

[Paal Gulli]

The English didn’t free the serfs for humanitarian reasons, they freed them because serf don’t pay taxes and the Exchequer was looking for additional revenue streams.

[SunkenCiv]

:^D

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks.

France, Spain, and Italy speak Romance languages because they were a part of the Roman Empire. Why doesn't Britain speak one, then?

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[Sirius Lee]

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[SunkenCiv]

The Big Bang Theory's take on the Miller's Tale

The Millers Tale TBBT.wmv | 1:28
DanaKirk | 649 subscribers | 70,323 views | October 24, 2011

[Sirius Lee]

Ha!

This is the guy I've been trying to replicate, phrase by phrase. Very natural delivery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GihrWuysnrc

[SunkenCiv]

:^)

[AdmSmith]

English Can Save Your Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyDlGSNLhkg
2 min video

[SunkenCiv]

If the doctor speaks English and asks, “what did you take?” ;^)

[Does so]

Thaks!

Sent to all my friends...