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Period: 100 to 450
Roman Invasion - PRE-ENGLISH
Romans invade and conquer Celtic tribes in Britain, introducing the Roman Alphabet -
450
The Anglo Saxon Invasions
Romans leave Britain; JUTES, ANGLES & SAXONS invade, bringing Germanic languages to England.
The Ango-Saxon Language bcomes Old English -
Period: 450 to Sep 26, 1150
Old English: 5th-12th Century
Celctic Occupation -
Sep 26, 700
Viking Invsions
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Oct 14, 1066
Norman Invasions
William the Conquerer invades England from Normandy; French dominance lasts for 400 years. -
Period: Sep 26, 1150 to Sep 26, 1500
Middle English Period: 12th-15th Century
Norman French and Latin spoken by nobles, scholars and rulers; Old English spoken by peasants; languages gradually amalgamted -
Oct 6, 1380
Cantebury Tales
Cantebury Tales, written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer -
Sep 26, 1399
Henry IV - First English speaking King since 1066
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Period: Sep 26, 1422 to Sep 26, 1509
The Paston Letters
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Period: Sep 26, 1460 to
Renaissance English: 15th-18th Century
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Oct 6, 1475
Renaissance underway
Scholars influse Latin and Greek volcabulary into Eglish, for medical, astronomy and biological terms. Arts, Crafs, Culture. -
Sep 26, 1476
Caxton's Printing Press Invented
PRINTING PRESS in use, propelling more standardization -
Sep 26, 1500
Vowel & Infelctional Change
Changes in pronunciation occuring rapidly as consequences of social mobility, blending of dialects -
Period: Oct 6, 1500 to
Modern English
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1st British exporation of America
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The age of SHAKESPEARE
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King James I Bible
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1st British settlement in America
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Samuel Johnson's 1st Dict of Eng
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Honley Workhouse Accent
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Lowth's Introduction to Grammar
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Noah Webster's 1st Dict.of. American, Eng
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Oxford Eng.Dict. With a history of every word,
published after 70 years of work -
Beowulf Written in Old English
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Translating English Bible - Lords Prayer