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8 BCE
Suspected Date of Beowulf's
There is only one manuscript left, but it was written after the Viking's raid to praise the Danes. -
5 BCE
Arrival of Three Germanic Tribes
The three Germanic Tribes were the Saxons, Angels and Jutes. The language they spoke was similar to ours and was called Celtic. -
4 BCE
The Art of Rhetorique
This was one of the first pieces that used logic and theoretic English written by Thomas Wilson and published by him as well. -
700
Manuscript Records
The first manuscript records came from the year 700 and anything before that was deemed imaginary because there was no recollection of it. -
793
Angelo-Saxon vs. Vikings
After King Alfred of Wessex led his army to victory and established his national identity, he divided England into a kingdom. -
1150
Texts that Survived
In 1150 there were many records of old texts that were found and researched further. -
1209
The University of Cambridge
This is the world's third oldest surviving university. It was created by a scholar of Oxford in 1209 -
1387
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
A story written by Geoffrey Chaucer around 1387 spoke about other people telling their stories about being on the Canterbury Trail. -
1399
The First English Speech
The first English speech was done by King Henry IV in 1399 at his coronation. -
1436
The Invention of the Printing Press
In 1436 Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press. It was the first of its kind to be able to automatically print writing. -
1492
The Discovery of North America
North America was discovered by Christopher Colombus in 1492. -
The Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
Shakespeare's first Folio was written and printed in 1623, it was ordered to be the first play in Shakespeare's collection. -
The American Revolution
The American Revolution began in 1775 with the battles of Lexington and Concord. It only escalated from there till the final battle of Yorktown was fought where the peace treaty was finally signed. -
Weekly News
Weekly news is something we still watch and read today. It was the first English newspaper but was published originally in London beginning in 1855. -
Civil War
The Civil War began in 1861 and lasted till 1865. It was a fight between the Union and the Confederacy. It is known as one of the most deadliest battles fought on American soil. -
The Norway Invasion
This invasion was created to battle over who should be king. The most successful person through this invasion was William the Duke of Normandy. King Harold as well as few others were killed in this invasion.