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Early English
The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed into what we now call Old English. Old English did not sound or look like English today. Native English speakers now would have great difficulty understanding Old English. -
Jan 1, 600
Three Kingdoms
Rise if the three kingdoms [Northumbria, Mercia, and the Wessex]. -
Jan 1, 1348
English Takeover
English replaces latin as langgue that we use in most schools today -
Jan 1, 1415
Battle of Agincourt
The English victory at the Battle of Agincourt gave birth to a legend that was immortalized in William Shakespeare's King Henry V. The battle took place in a muddy farmer's field in northern France on October 25, 1415 -
Jan 1, 1533
A Queen is Born
Queen Elizabeth the 1st is born -
Jan 1, 1558
Queen Takes the Thrown
Queen Elizabeth the 1st takes the thrown at age 25 -
Jan 1, 1564
New Poet
Wlliam Shakespear was born -
Good Years
When Shakespear made most of his quality work [Mid Summer Night Dream]. -
Vikings
The first Vikings raid on england. they sack on the monestary at Lindisfarne. -
Saxons
Saxons are people from north west Germany or Old Saxony as it is sometimes known. Angles are people from the Germany/Denmark border.The Saxons defeat the Danes and Ashdown -
Boy King
Aethelred " the unready " becomes King of England at the age of 11
