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500
St. Augustine arrived in Great Britain
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580
Beowolfs suspected day of writing
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600
Anglo Saxton language covers most of modern- day English
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800
Old English Beowulf’s poem discovered
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871
Angelo Saxon chronicle has begun- 871
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1000
The oldest surviving scripts of Beowulf dates from year 1000
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1066
Norman invasion
After the Norman invasion, many English words started to interact with French words and had a mixture of both and 75% of all French words that used to be included are still used today. -
1086
Domesday book created- 1086
Some of the earliest writings of books include the Domesday book which was written in 1086 -
1200
King Jon loses province of Normandy
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1215
Magna Carta created
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1300
English is used in the English parliament for the first time
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1342
Chaucer's Canterbury tales
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1450
Printing press- 1450
The first printing press was used to publish a book in 1450. -
1500
Start of english Renaissance- 1500
The start of the English renaissance is when the English language became a unique language of its own. -
Robert Cowdrey Publishes the English dictionary
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Shakespeare's first published- 1623
Shakespeare get his first publish. -
Lewis and Clark document routes to American west
Maps were made on how to get to the west. -
Second edition oxford dictionary created
A more updated dictionary was created to fit the Modern English Era. -
First black president -2012
President Barack Obama Served all 8 terms of presidency.
