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Period: 400 to
1.06 The History of the English Language
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700
Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
This is the suspected date of Beowulf's writings. -
1066
The Norman Invasion
This was the invasion of England. -
1215
Magna Carta
A governmental document. -
1350
The Black Death
This was the largest recorded plague that killed hundreds of millions of people. -
1378
The Western Schism
This was a division of the Catholic church. -
1381
Peasants' Revolt
A revolt of the people that starting regarding to things such as taxes. -
1400
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
A collection of stories written in middle English. -
1440
The invention of the Printing Press
The year the printing press was invented. -
1492
The discovery of North America
This was the year that North America was discovered. -
Shakespeare's Influence
Shakespeare altered and added many different aspects of the English language. -
Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
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The Great Fire of London
A fire that burned down most all of London -
The Great Vowel Shift
This was a change in pronunciation in the English language. -
Publication of the First Daily English-language Newspaper
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The American Revolution
A war fought between America and England. -
The sinking of the Titanic
This is when a commercial boat sunk and killed many people.