What English sounded like 500 years ago

 

Shared by Remedios Gómez:

If you are one of those who think English has always sounded in the same way, you are wrong. There are clear samples of this change of sound in films, for instance.

In the following video, you'll be able to listen to that sound difference:

A Middle English reading of John Skelton's poem "Speke Parrot". Find the full poem, with notes and glosses:

http://www.skeltonproject.org/spekeparott