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Roman invasion of England
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420
end of Roman occupation of Britain
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450
Anglo-Saxon Conquest
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Period: 450 to Aug 5, 1066
Anglo Saxon Literature
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Period: Aug 5, 1066 to Aug 5, 1200
Anglo Norman Literature
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Period: Aug 5, 1095 to Aug 5, 1221
The Crusades
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Aug 5, 1154
Reign of Henry II: 1154-1189
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Period: Aug 5, 1200 to Aug 5, 1485
Middle English Literature
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Period: Aug 5, 1337 to Aug 5, 1453
Hundred Years' War
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Aug 5, 1348
Black Death spreads across Europe
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Aug 5, 1360
Geoffrey Chaucer: 1360-1400
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Aug 5, 1362
English first used in law courts and Parliament
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Aug 5, 1380
Wycliffe translation of Bible completed
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Aug 5, 1400
Richard II murdered
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Aug 5, 1415
Henry V defeats the French at Agincourt
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Aug 5, 1431
English burn Joan of Arc at Rouen
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Period: Aug 5, 1455 to Aug 5, 1485
Wars of the Roses
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Aug 5, 1476
William Caxton sets up first printing press in England
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Aug 5, 1485
Sir Thomas Mallory's Morte Darthur printed by William Caxton
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Aug 5, 1485
Henry VII becomes King and founds the Tudor dynasty
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St. Augustine arrives in Kent; beginning of Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity
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Reign of King Alfred: 871-899
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First Viking raids occur at Lindisfarne
