How English Became The Global Language

Why is English the international language. Is it because of invasion and colonialism or is there more? Is there something about English that makes it an excellent choice as the global tongue? We look at 1000 years of history, take a look at the stats (which are often misleading) and more.

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00:00 Lots of Statistics
01:03 Why English?
03:33 The Death of English?
07:32 The Fightback
12:07 A Side note about Scotland
12:36 Colonisation and America
16:08 Industry and Empire
18:17 Who speaks English and Wikipedia's misleading stats

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CREDITS
By Flappiefh - Own work from:Natural Earth ;The origin and early spread of the Black Death in Italy: first evidence of plague victims from 14th-century Liguria (northern Italy) maps by O.J. Benedictow., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66468361

By Hogweard - Blank topographic map of the British Isles.svgDerivative work: Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79703511

By Augustus Binu, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29707968
By Amrhelweh - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123432033

Sources
History of English Podcast
https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/

A History of the English Language
Baugh, Albert C,Cable, Thomas

The Adventures of English - Melvyn Bragg
Mother Tongue - Bill Bryson

The Story of English Paperback - Robert McCrum

Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indiaspeak-English-is-our-2nd-language/articleshow/5680962.cms

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