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  • Period: 1066 to 1066

    Norman Invassion of Britain (Battle of Hastings)

  • 1204

    King John lost Normandy to the French

    King John lost Normandy to the French
  • 1258

    King Henry III issued the first English-language royal proclamation

    King Henry III issued the first English-language royal proclamation
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    The Hundred Years' War began

  • 1348

    The Black Death killed one-third of England's population

    The Black Death killed one-third of England's population
  • 1362

    The Statute of Pleadings was enacted

    The Statute of Pleadings was enacted
  • 1381

    The Peasants’ Revolt led by Wat Tyler was the first rebellion of working-class people against their exploitation.

  • 1384

    John Wycliffe died, having promoted the first complete translation of scripture into the English language

  • 1400

    The Chancery office began record- keeping in a form of East Midland English

  • 1476

    William Caxton brought printing to England

    William Caxton brought printing to England
  • 1485

    Henry Tudor became king of England, ending thirty years of civil strife, called the War of the Roses,

  • 1497

    John Cabot sailed to Nova Scotia