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Period: 400 to 1066
Old English
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410
Invasions of Germanic Tribes
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410
Romans' Withdrawal
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789
Vikings' Invasions
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1066
Norman Invasion
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Period: 1066 to 1485
Middle English
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1400
Chaucer's Birth
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1400
The Great Vowel Shift
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Period: 1485 to
Early Modern English
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1564
Shakespeare's Birth
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Industrial Revolution/British Empire
