In the year 43 AD, the Roman emperor Claudius decided that England should become an addition to the empire, he conquered swathes of land but could not take what is known as Scotland, many native tribes fought back ,however, like the Catuvellauni and the Iceni, heralded by Boudica. This period of English history radicalised it forever because it saw the overall implementation of Roman customs and traditions: laws, architecture, sewage systems, silk and roads. …show more content…
The low, southern farmlands of England were heavily contested by the years 500-600, and as such was considered a new Dark Age in Europe.Ultimately, Christianity had virtually disappeared from England but missionaries from Rome re-added it in the years leading up to the 7th century. This created a large amount of disparity between Roman Catholicism and traditional Celtic religions.
In the year 1066, William of Normandy raided and took over England, these Normans came from northern France and as such, the aristocratic elite of England were destroyed and a new French aristocracy rose to the higher ranks of England, this had a monolithic impact on the English language, with the introduction of many French words, for instance: