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700
OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE
Beowulf, the first great work of Germanic literature, mingles the legends of Scandinavia with the experience in England of Angles and Saxons -
Period: 700 to 1100
OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE
Beowulf, the first great work of Germanic literature, mingles the legends of Scandinavia with the experience in England of Angles and Saxons. -
1340
WILLIAN OF OCKHAM
William of Ockham advocates paring down arguments to their essentials, an approach later known as Ockham's Razor -
1340
WILLIAN OF OCKHAM
William of Ockham advocates paring down arguments to their essentials, an approach later known as Ockham's Razor. -
1549
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
The first version of the English prayer book, or Book of Common Prayer, is published with text by Thomas Cranmer -
1549
THE FIRST BOOK COMMON PRAYER
The first version of the English prayer book, or Book of Common Prayer, is published with text by Thomas Cranmer -
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare dies at New Place, his home in Stratford-upon-Avon, and is buried in Holy Trinity Church -
VIRGINIA WOOLF
Virginia Woolf publishes her novel Mrs Dalloway, in which the action is limited to a single day
