The works which have been preserved from the semi-Saxon period, the "Chronicle of Brutus," the Ancrea Rivoli and the Ormulum, he discusses at considerable length, as they well deserve, from the light ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Triangulations blogger Sabio Lantz recently put together this rather clever diagram showing how the English language has evolved over the past 3,000 years. And yes, though it first emerged as a West ...

In 1582, Richard Mulcaster, headmaster of the Merchant Tailors’ school, wrote that “our English tung is of small reatch, it stretcheth no further than this Iland of ours”. It didn’t stay that way.

Almost 950 years ago, a conquest led by William, Duke of Normandy, invaded not only England but also the language of the “English”. In the Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon King Harold was defeated, and ...

English Language Day 2025 is observed on April 23, a date chosen to honour both the birth and death anniversary of the legendary playwright and poet William Shakespeare, who is widely regarded as one ...