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Period: 450 to Jan 1, 1100
Old English
Swilc [ordered] per−sic [pie] mid îs rêam. (He ordered peach pie with ice cream.) -
Period: Jan 1, 975 to Jan 31, 1025
Speculated Time that Beowulf was Written
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem and is considered the oldest poem in old English. -
Jan 6, 1066
William the Conqueror's Invasion of Normandy
When William conquered England he brought French into the upper classes spoken language over time this changed English greatly. -
Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1500
Middle English
That gent 'rd'r'd peach pie with ice cream. (He ordered peach pie with ice cream.) -
Jan 1, 1436
Invention of Gutenberg's Printing Press
This allowed the standardization of the English Language through the publication of written words to the masses. -
Jan 1, 1478
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. -
Oct 7, 1492
Christopher Columbus's discovery of the Americas
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Early Modern English
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First English Dictionary
The first purely English alphabetical dictionary was A Table Alphabeticall, written by English schoolteacher Robert Cawdrey. -
Shakespeare's First Folio
The First Folio is a collection of 36 plays written by Shakespeare. -
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution allowed the invention of new words that could describe the changes that were happening to civilization. -
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The American Revolution
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Late Modern English
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The Internet
This allowed global connections and information that helped to further stabilize the English Language.
