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Some common words were beorn (man), cyning (king), and til (good).
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The exact date the quill pen was invented isn't known, but it was a widely accepted writing tool from 600 to 1900.
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A poem that was written in old English. There isn't a concrete date of its writing, it could've happened from 700-800.
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Gunpowder was first used as a flamethrower in The Battle of Langshan. It proved to be very effective.
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The Duke of Normandy invades England with an army of Normans, Bretons, Flemish, and French troops. This led to the upper and lower classes of Britain speaking French and English respectively.
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The first of many religious wars in the medieval period.
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Some common words were coy (quiet), lite (little), and wight (person).
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To avoid a rebellion, King John signed the Magna Carta, which limited the power of the monarchy.
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The Black Death plague hit England. The low hygienic standards led to the disease being widely spread.
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When the upper and lower classes were divided during the Norman Invasion, English came out on top and became dominant. The exact date isn't known, but it occurred late in the 13th century.
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24 stories told in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Inventor Johannes Gutenberg started work on the printing press in 1440 while he was exiled from Mainz. He returned in 1450 with a perfected printing machine he called "The Gutenberg Press". -
The Italian navigator and explorer Giovanni Caboto discovered North America in 1497. -
Some common words were auctor (author), doute (doubt), and neuew (nephew).
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The first collection of Shakespeare plays to be published, is referred to as the "First Folio".
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A revolution in British America that went on from 1765 to 1791.
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Some new words are ambigue, deepfake, and denialist
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John Loud received the first patent for the ballpoint pen. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to the start of WWI, ending in 1918.
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Two computer networks communicate with each other for the first time.