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450
Old English
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Period: 450 to
HIstory of English
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Period: 450 to Jan 1, 1100
Old English
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520
The writing of Beowulf
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Jan 1, 601
AEthelbert of Kent's Baptism
The first king to convert to Christianity. -
Jan 1, 673
Birth of Venerable Bede
The monk who composed "Tthe Eclesiastical History of the English People" in Latin -
Jan 1, 700
Earliest Manuscript of Old English
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Jan 1, 1066
Normandy Invasion
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Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1500
Middle English
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Jan 1, 1171
University of Oxford is Founded
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Jan 1, 1209
University of Cambridge is Formed
Also, founded by the founders of University of Oxford -
Period: Jan 1, 1340 to Jan 1, 1400
Chauncer's Canterbury Tales
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Jan 1, 1399
King Henry IV Coronation
First monarch to give a speech in all English -
Jan 1, 1492
Discovery of North America
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Modern English
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Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
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Period: to
American Revolution
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Invention of the Printing Press
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World War 2 Begins
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First Social Network is Launched
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Fifth Volume of Dictionary of American Regional English is Published
