# Episode 120: The End of the World

An episode of [The History of English Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/538608536), 31 Dec 2018, 59 min.

Audio: https://media.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/content.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/Ep120-End-of-the-World.mp3

In the mid-1300s, most of Europe was devastated by a massive plague known today as the Black Death. The disease killed about one-third of the population of England, and an even higher percentage of clerics and teachers who were trained in Latin and French. These disruptions permitted a younger generation who only spoke English to fill those positions. As a result, English replaced French in the grammar schools of England, and the stage was set for a revival of English learning and literature over the following decades. TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 120

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