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500
The Old English Period
The old English period starts. -
Jun 29, 700
The Old English
The earliest manuscript records of Old English. -
Dec 21, 1100
Middle English
The Middle English period starts. -
May 20, 1300
Dominant Language
In Englade and Wales, English becomes the dominant language of all classes. -
Sep 14, 1362
English, the offcial language in England
The Statute of Pleading made English the official language in England. Parliament opened with its first speech which was told in English. -
Jul 25, 1500
Modern English
when the early Modern English stared. -
Late Modern English
The main difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English is vocabulary. Late Modern English has many more words, alot of new vocabulary. -
Varieties of English
in the 1600, the English colonization of North America resulted in the creation of a distinct American variety of English. In some ways, American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English is. -
Influence English
Danes raid England, occupy Northumbria, and establish a kingdom at York. Danish begins to influence English.
