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Period: 400 to
English
The development of English -
600
Rise of Saxon Kingdoms
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700
Beowulf's Writing
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700
Earliest Manuscript of Old English
ie. Beowulf's writing -
800
Danes and Scandinavians become part of England
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1066
The Norman Invasion
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1150
End of Old English
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1392
The Canterbury Tales
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1401
English Renaissance
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1492
Discovery of North America
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1534
English Reformation
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Romeo and Juliet
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The Printing Press
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The American Revolution Start date
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The Industrial and Scientific Revolution
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Thomas Jefferson's Letter
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End of Early Modern English
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Start of Modern English
1800-Now -
Shakespeare's First Folio
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Systematic Interest