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Earliest surviving manuscripts in Middle English.
The earliest known Middle English manuscripts were made. -
In most schools,the English language replaced Latin as the language of instruction.
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English replaces French as the "language of the law". It is used in Parliment for the very first time.
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William Caxton created the first printing press in English.
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Shakespeare the great playwriter, who changed the English language forever,was born.
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Table Alphabeticall was the first english dictionairy. It was published.
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Shakespeare, the great English playwriter and poet died.
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The first daily newspaper in English was published in London.