# Episode 99: The Second French Invasion

An episode of [The History of English Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/538608536), 9 Sep 2017, 1 h 10 min.

Audio: https://media.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/content.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/Ep99-Second-French-Invasion.mp3

The early 13th century saw the arrival of a new wave of Frenchmen on the English shores. Some came as conquerors, and some came as nobles and courtiers looking for land and titles. During this period, Norman French started to lose much of its prestige in England, and it was gradually replaced with the French of Paris and central France. In this episode, we look at this second French invasion and the impact it had on the English language. TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 99

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