3. French Became an
Important Language
Why?
Normans worked in
the government and in
business & controlled
the church.
4. King John Lost his French Lands
On 1204, King John of
England lost his French
lands, detaching himself
and his people from the
Normans, resulting in an
increase of patriotism.
5. People Felt Proud of Their English
Upper classes
were prouder of their
english than of their
french, since they
spoke norman french
and not parisian
french.
6. Ordinary People Didn’t Know How to
Speak French
Regular people didn’t
need and didn’t want to
learn French since it was
their invaders’ language.
7. 100 Years War
English people rebelled against their invaders
(the Normans) and engaged in the 100 years war
(1337-1453).
8. The Black Death
During 1348-1375, the
black death epidemic killed
many school teachers, church
man and monks. These people
were substituted by citzens
who only spoke english,
spreading, therefore, this
language and making it more
important.
