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Period: 400 to
400-2012
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Jan 1, 776
Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
Beowulf is the conventional title of an Old English poem. It is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. -
Jan 1, 1066
The Norman Invasion
The Norman invasion of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William of Normandy. -
Jan 1, 1100
Change from old to middle english
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Jan 1, 1448
The invention of the Printing Press
The invention of an improved movable type mechanical printing technology in Europe is credited to the German printer Johannes Gutenberg in 1450. The exact date of Gutenberg's press is debated based on existing screw presses. -
Jan 1, 1475
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of over 20 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. -
Jan 1, 1492
The discovery of North America
John Cabot was a native of Genoa and a citizen of Venice. In the summer of 1497, he crossed the Atlantic and discovered the mainland of North America -
Mar 4, 1500
Change from middle to early modern english
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Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies is the 1623 published collection of William Shakespeare's plays. Modern scholars commonly refer to it as the First Folio. -
Change from early modern to modern english
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The American Revolution.
The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America
