The Adventure of English — Season 1, Episode 2: English Goes Underground
Documentary • 65 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 8.6/10
Episode synopsis
We see how England was ruled for three centuries after the Conquest by a French-speaking king and court which used Latin for their official business. English was the language of the peasants; a third-class tongue in its own country.
About The Adventure of English
The history of the English language presented by Melvyn Bragg; from its modest beginnings around 500 AD as a minor Germanic dialect to its rise as a global language.