What's the Difference between Old English, Middle English and Modern English?

Old, Middle and Modern English how do they compare? What's are the vocabulary and grammar differences. What historical events caused these changes. Sign up for The Rambler newsletter here. https://letthemtalktv.substack.com/ It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! Become a Patreon of LetThemTalkTV Support the channel and get exclusive content. More information here. www.patreon.com/LetThemTalkTV Selected bibliography (affiliate links) The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English by Hana Videen https://amzn.to/45jZEMx Stories of English by David Crystal https://amzn.to/451XDDq A Short History of English Literature https://amzn.to/4o6EWqK by B. Ifor Evans The Loom of Language by Frederick Bodmer https://amzn.to/459kX2a Borrowed Words https://amzn.to/4f6pM0E by Philip Durkin PHOTO CREDITS By Hel-hama - Own work https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19885072 By Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42693401 00:00 A Lif-wynn 00:32 Old English 05:51 Old English Grammar 08:40 Compound words 11:03 Kennings 11:53 Middle English 13:48 Viking Influence 15:08 French Influence 17:20 What Middle English sounded like 17:53 French vocabulary 20:00 What happened to the Old English Words? 21:00 Early Modern English 21:41 The Great Vowel Shift (GVS) 24:50 The Renaissance 25:45 Modern English