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Period: 400 to
History of the English Language
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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1100
Old English
"We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be; we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender..." (Winston Churchill June 4th, 1940) -
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King Arthur Killed
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Feb 13, 793
Viking Invasion of Lindusfame
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Jan 1, 1000
Beowulf's Writing
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Jan 1, 1066
The Norman Invasion
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Dec 25, 1066
William I Crowned King of England
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Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle English
"Good day, dame" -
Jan 1, 1206
The Mongol Empire
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Feb 13, 1300
Little Ice Age began
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Jun 1, 1348
The Bubonic Plague Hits England
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Jan 1, 1392
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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Jan 1, 1440
The Invention of the Printing Press
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Jan 1, 1492
The Discovery of North America
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Modern English
"As good luck would have it"
"As merry as the day is long" -
Spanish Armada Defeated
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Death of Shakespeare
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Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
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Declaration of Independence
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American Revolution
