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Period: 400 to
English Timeline
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600
Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
These two fought for over 100 years over territory until the Anglo-Saxons lost and had to become their slaves. -
700
Beowulfs Suspected Writing
It was composed some time between 500 and 1000 CE. -
1066
Norman Invasion
The Norman Invasions happened from 1066 to 1071 and caused old English to quit being used. -
Nov 12, 1066
William The Conquerer Defeats Harold at the Battle of Hastings
William the Conquerer was the reason English was stopped because he demanded they learned a different language in schools now. -
1215
Magna Carta
A hearing saying that the King and his Governments were not above the law -
1392
The Canterbury Tales
This story is written in Middle English in the late 1300's. This story was written in Middle English but one of the later known methods of Middle English right before it turned into Modern English (Shakespeare Writing) -
1436
The invention of the Printing Press
Johhanes Cuttenburg invented the Printing Press making it much easier more Modern English to become a thing and everyone uses that language. -
1492
The Discovery of The Americas
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean and found new territory. -
Shakespeare First Folio
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American Revolution
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The United Louisiana Purchase
The United States expands and buys more land. -
Slavery embalmment
Slavery is starting to slow down and will no longer be a thing in 100 years. -
World War II