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410
Picts and Scots Attacks
Picts and Scots attacked the British Celts. -
449
Great Britain Occupation
Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians began to occupy Great Britain changing its major population to English speakers. At this time the Old English periods begins -
597
Conversion of the Englsih
Pope Gregory I sent a band of missionaries led by Saint Augustine of Canterbury. He baptized King Ethelbert. The influence of Latin was introduced. -
664
The Synod of Whitby
The Synod of Whitby aligned the English with Roman linking the English culture with mainstream Europe. -
730
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People
The Venerable Bede recorded the early history of the English people. -
787
The Scandinavian Invasion
Raids of Scandinavian invaded the northeast seacoast. -
871
Reign of Alfred, King of Wessex
Alfred became king rallied the English against the Scandinavians and retook London. He established the Danelaw. -
987
Ælfric, the homilist and grammarian
He went to the abbey of Cerne and became the major prose writer of the Old English period. -
1000
Beowulf
The Old English epic Beowulf was written. It embodies traditions in a sophisticated blending of pagan and Christian themes. -
Period: 1016 to 1042
The Danish Dynasty
Canute became king of England and established a Danish Dynasty, which ended with the death of King Hardicanute. -
1066
The beginning of the Middle English Period
Harold, the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings, died, and William, duke of Normandy, was crowned king of England. -
1258
The first English-language Royal Proclamation
King Henry III issued the first English-language royal proclamation and the growth of the English constitution and parliament began. -
Period: 1337 to 1453
The Hundred Years War
It promoted English nationalism. -
Period: 1348 to 1350
The Black Death
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1362
The Statue of Pleadings
The Statue of Pleadings was enacted. It required all court proceedings to be conducted in English. -
1381
The Peasants' Revolt
It was led by Wat Tyler. The working-class people rebelled against their explotation. -
1400
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, who produced a highly influential body of English poetry, died. -
Period: 1455 to 1485
The War of the Roses
thirty years of civil strife -
1476
Printing in England
William Caxton brought printing to England. It promoted literacy throughout the population -
1485
Henry Tudor, king of England
Henry Tudor became king and ended the War of the Roses. -
Period: 1485 to
The Tudor Dynasty
Henry Tudor became king of England and introduced 118 years of the Tudor Dynasty. -
1497
English Territorial Expansion
John Cabot sailed to Nova Scotia foreshadowing English territorial expansion overseas.
