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400
Loanwords
around 400 BC a few words were taken from native Romano Britain's. -
Period: 400 to 1000
Old English
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650
Caedmon Hymn
Around 700 BC Caedmon Hymn was written this is the oldest known English poem. -
700
Vikings
From around 700 BC to a thousand Vikings invaded Britain this brought a lot of words to the English language. -
1000
Beowulfs writing
Beowulf's writings were suspected to be around 1000 ad. -
Period: 1000 to 1500
Middle English
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1067
Norman Invasion
The Norman Invasion was between 1066 to 1071 and brought along a lot of words that were added to the middle English era. -
1175
Oxford and Cambridge opened
1167 and 1209 Oxford and Cambridge opened furthering the use of the English language among the people. -
1215
Magna Carta
This event lead to the English parliament as the king had to sign to avoid a rebellion. -
1300
1300
The English language through schooling and social statues becomes the language of all classes. -
1390
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is 24 stories written in Middle English between 1387 and 1400 -
1450
Printing press
The printing press was revolutionary in expanding English and was created in 1450 by a man named Johannes Gutenberg. -
1497
John Cabot
John Cabot first discovered America in 1497 leading a small expedition. -
Period: 1500 to
Early Modern English
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1525
Tyndale Bible
In 1525 William Tyndale published the Tyndale Bible the first publication of the new testament in English. -
1534
Act of Supremecy
In 1534 Henry VIII is established as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. This broke ties with Roman and Latin and made English more widespread. -
1549
Common Prayer
First publication of the English book of Common Prayer. -
Period: to
Modern English
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American Revolution
In 1775 the American Revolution began bringing a lot of news to people furthering the use of the printing press and use of modern English.
