-
-
These people split apart and settled in different parts of the country. The Jutes settled in Kent and the Isle of Wight, the Angles in East Anglia, and the Saxons in southern England. -
St Augustine was a Christian from Rome, and in 597 he traveled to Europe on what was known as the Gregorian Mission. By the 7th century Europe was what he called Christianized. -
Many believe that this event happened in the 700's, but definitely not after 1000 AD. This is because this piece was already around by then -
In the 9th century, Vikings started mass invasion known as the Great Heathen Army. Europe was not the only place they raided. They even went as far as Canada and Northern Africa. -
-
This invasion was the military operation of England by Willian Duke of Normandy. It all started because Edward the Confessor pledged his throne to other people instead of William. -
At around this time Henry II declared himself the overlord/master/king of Ireland. This was about the same time that one of the most famous universities was founded, the University of Oxford. -
Oxford was formed long before anyone realizes. Yet, the same scholars that formed that prestigious university formed the University of Cambridge. -
This was an act of the Parliament in England that made the language of the law English. It is also known as the Pleading in English Act of 1362. -
These stories are Middle English Tales. There are 24 stories in total. -
First discovered in Germany, a gold smith a typing press, which in turn started the Printing Revolution. -
Although there are several people who the discovery of the Americas can be attributed to, Christopher Columbus led Spanish explorers to Central and Southern American. -
-
Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies is a collection of plays that are referred to as his first folio. -
This war is known for its rebellion. It was the political movement where the original thirteen colonies fought in a war for their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
While this was a great year for Americans it was also a sad one. Americans went into war for their independence against Britain. America was one of the very first countries to have English as the principal language for the country. -
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. This invention made fast communication all possible. This is one of the major causes and influencers of the growth of English across the world and the country. -
Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone. It made private communications so much easier than before. Making rapid improvements on English growth, the telephone made a call a few easy clicks away, no matter how far the distance. -
WW2 is known as the biggest and most deadly war in all of global history. In 1939, when the Nazis invaded Poland, the war started there and went on for six brutal and miserable years. It was the Allies and the Axis powers fighting against each other.