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400
First Autobiography of the Western World
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Period: 400 to 1150
Old English
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700
Beowulf's Writings
Apart from the poetic qualities of the alliterative verse in which Beowulf is written the epic has a grand, majestic style that seems to lift you up as you read it.
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1066
The Norman Invasion
The overthrow of the government of England in 1066 by forces of Normandy, a province of northern France, under the leadership of William the Conqueror. William proclaimed himself king of England after defeating the English King Harold at the Battle of Hastings.
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Period: 1150 to 1500
Middle English
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1387
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Chaucer takes a tone that is lightly satirical, poking fun at some medieval cultural norms and many universal human weaknesses. The prologue of The Canterbury Tales introduces the diverse group of pilgrims who are on their way to Canterbury together.
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1450
Invention of the Printing Press
Goldsmith and inventor Johannes Gutenberg was a political exile from Mainz, Germany, when he began experimenting with printing in Strasbourg, France, in 1440. He returned to Mainz several years later and by 1450, had a printing machine perfected and ready to use commercially.
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1452
Beginning of the Renaissance Era
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1492
Discovery of North America
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Period: 1500 to
Early Modern
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. They defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in alliance with France and others.
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Modern English
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LDS church was founded
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Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
The First Folio is the first collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays, collated and published in 1623, seven years after his death. Folio editions were large and expensive books that were seen as prestige items. Shakespeare wrote around 37 plays, 36 of which are contained in the First Folio.
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/shakespeares-first-folio
