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400
Old English was Spoken
Anglo-Saxon are people who brought over Old English and some of the words that are still around today from Old English include; cow, bread, house and sword -
Period: 400 to
History
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Period: 400 to 1100
Old English Era
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450
First sets of Old English Transcripts
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595
Christian Conversion of the Anglo-Saxons
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600
Anglo-Saxon Language Expands
This language broadens and starts to make up what is now called Modern-Day England. -
800
Beowuld is Composed
This famous poem is written in its original language, Scandinavian. -
900
Beowulf is Translated
The poem is translated from Scandinavian to Old English around this time by an anonymous author from an Anglo-Saxon in England. -
1066
The Norman Invasion
The Normans conquered England with an army full of French, Breton, and the Normans led by Duke William II of Normandy. -
Period: 1100 to 1500
Middle English Era
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1167
Oxford University is Established
It is the oldest university that is known for being the first English Speaking taught university. -
1440
The Printing Press was Invented
The Roman Empire created this invention that changed history and being able to write and translate words into actual meanings. -
1476
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are Published
These 24 tales are written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer -
1492
North America is discovered
Christopher Columbus sailed the seas to find land and he found the land and made civilization of what is know known today as North America. -
1494
The first English Translation of the Bible
William Tyndale was the first person who worked from Hebrew and Greek texts to translate the Bible into English -
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Early Modern English Era
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Jamestown is established
Jamestown is the permanent English settlement in the New World or North America. -
Shakespeare First Folio is Published
Shakespeare's first play is published and the modern scholars started to refer to it as the First Folio. -
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The American Revolution
Was a colonial revolt that American Patriots throughout the thirteen colonies won their independence from Great Britain and became known as The United States of America. -
First Englsih Newspaper
The first publication of “The Times” newspaper is printed in London -
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Modern English
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Lewis and Clark travel West
Lewis and Clark document routes and their exploration of their travels West. -
First Webster Dictionary
Noah Webster publishes his first dictionary in the English Language -
America abolished slavery
After the Civil War America passed the 13th Amendment stating slavery is now illegal and abolished. -
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford published the first edition of the English Dictionary
