einglish 12 A

By aaron champneys
  • 400

    old einglish

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  • 800

    beawoulf

    Old English epic poem “Beowulf” composed
  • 865

    The danes launch

    The Danes launch full-scale invasion and occupy Northumbria
  • 871

    Alfred the great

    Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex, encourages English prose and translation of Latin works
  • 1100

    Middle age

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  • 1171

    Henry II declares himself

    Henry II declares himself overlord of Ireland, introducing Norman French and English to the country. About this time the University of Oxford is founded.
  • 1215

    Great Charter

    King John signs the Magna Carta ("Great Charter"), a critical document in the long historical process leading to the rule of constitutional law in the English-speaking world.
  • Period: 1470 to

    modren english

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  • tellphone

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, thus modernizing private communication.

  • The first American commercial radio

    The first American commercial radio station begins operating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  • world war 2

    world war two begins