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Period: 400 to
English Language
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700
Beowulf's Writing
Old English -
1066
The Norman Invasion
Replaced the English language with French -
1347
The Black Plague
A deadly infection that started in England -
1387
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Middle English -
1440
The invention of the Printing Press
Brought to England in 1476 and became a success -
1492
The discovery of North America
Christopher Colombus Discovered America -
Shakespeare's First Folio
Early Modern English -
The American Revolution
American and British war -
The French Revolution
Period of major social upheaval