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Period: 400 to
English language history
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Period: 450 to 1100
Old English
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878
Old English Alfred the Great defeats the vikings and saves the English language.
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1000
Old English Beowulf's writing date
Approximately the date Beowulf was written. -
1066
Old English Norman invasion of England
This event caused a dramatic change in the English language 34 years later. -
Period: 1100 to 1500
Middle English
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1387
Middle English Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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1399
Middle English Henry the IV
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1440
The Invention of the Middle English Printing Press
transfers ink to cloth or paper, creating the newspaper and saving of documents. -
Period: 1500 to
Early Modern English
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Early Modern English Shakespeare's first folio
A collection of Shakespeare's works into a book. -
The American Revolution
The American Revolution was a revolt that occurred from 1765 to 1783. -
Early Modern English American is Founded
Early Modern America is founded and it was very important to the world's history. They helped shape the English language as well. -
Period: to
Late Modern English
