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400
The start of the english language
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Period: 450 to 1100
Old English Era
Some examples of Old English Include heir, hither and thwart -
541
Justanians Plague
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632
Islam founder Muhammad dies
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700
Beowulf's writing
A poem written in old English and first documentation of the English language -
1066
The norman invasion
The Norman invasion influenced the old English language by adding French words. -
1095
First Crusade
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Period: 1100 to 1500
Middle English
Some Middle English words include than, artow and but if -
1149
Oxford University founded
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1223
Genghis Khan invades Russia
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Aug 26, 1346
First big battle of the 100 year war
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1388
Chaucer's canterbury tales
One of the first Middle English texts -
1492
Discovery of North America
A new distinct American English was born by losing some traditional English words -
Period: 1500 to
Modern English
Some modern English words include anchor, friend and agonize -
1556
Earthquake in China kills 830,000
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invention of printing press
English became the standard printing language and more people learned to read -
First settlement in Jamestown, Virginia
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Shakespeare first folio
Shakespeare's plays had been published before but this was the first full book published -
Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution led to the modern English we use nowadays. -
Napoleon crowned Emperor of France