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Jan 1, 700
The Legend of Beowulf
Unknown poet composes Beowulf, oldest known epic poem in English -
Jan 1, 1150
Middle English
Middle English dialects become popular over the next three centuries. SIr Gawain and the Green Knight is created around the fourteenth century. -
Jan 1, 1550
Early Modern English
Early Modern English becomes the standard form of the English Language. -
Shakespeare writes Macbeth
Shakespeare writes Macbeth -
Late Modern English
The difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English is vocabulary. Late Modern English period created more words because of the Industrial Revolution and the British Empire was claiming more countries and adopting their foreign words to the English Language. -
You were born!
You were born! Yahoo!
