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Period: 400 to
English History
All of English History -
450
Old English Writing
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Period: 450 to 1100
Old English
The beginning era of English most words today have Old English Roots -
673
Birth of Venerable Blade
He became the moke who in Latin composed "The Ecceleticial History of English People." -
690
First Christian King
In the late 6th century Ethelbert, the King of Kent is baptized. He is the first English king to convert to Christianity. -
975
Beowulf's Writing
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Period: 975 to 1025
Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
It is suspected that Beowulf's writing was between 975 and 1025 -
990
Defeat of Vikings
In the late 9th century King Alfred leads the Anlo-Saxons and defeats the Vikings. -
1066
The Norman Invasion
In 1066 the nomads invaded and took control of England adding many more word to English and creating a social class division. -
1100
Middle English Writing
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Period: 1100 to 1500
Middle English
The era of time where the Nomads took over English and a lot of French got put into the English Language -
1171
University of Oxford is founded
In 1171 the University of Oxford is founded. -
1204
King John looses control
In 1204 King John lost control of the Duchy of Normandy and other french lands leaving England to be the only home of Norman French/English. -
Period: 1340 to 1400
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Chaucer was a great poet in the era of Middle English while the Nomads had control of England. -
1399
First English Monarch Speech
At King James IV coronation he was the first Monarch to give a speech in English. -
1440
The printing press
In 1440 the printing press was made enabling for the standardization of the English language -
1492
North America Discovered
In 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered North America -
1500
Early Modern English Writing
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Period: 1500 to
Early Modern English
Vowels began to be pronounced shorter and shorter which created the language to change along with the invention of the printing press which allowed for standardization. -
Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in Ameria is established in Jamestown, Virginia. -
Shakespeare's First Folio
Shakespeaks's First Folio was published in 1623 seven years after his death. -
The Great Fire of London
Most of London is destroyed from the fire inside the old Roman wall. -
Copyright
The first Copyright Act is enacted in England -
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The American Revolution
The war between the Colonists and Great Britain so they could gain their freedom and become what is now today America -
Modern English Writing
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Period: to
Modern English
Lots of vocabulary was added due to the industrial revolution and technology created a need for new words.
