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900
th replaced by þ and ð
and other letters from the alphabet started to change -
1066
The Normans Conquered England
Replaced English nobility with Anglo-ormans and Introduced Normans frech as a language of goverment in England. -
1204
King John lost Normandy to the French
the loosening of ties between England and the Continent -
1258
King henry II issued the first English Language Procalmation since the Conquest.
having been forced by his barons to accept the Provisions of Oxford, establishing aPrivy Council to oversee the administrtion of the government, so beginning the growth of the English constitution and parliament. -
1337
The Hundred Year War began
and lasted until 1453 promoting English nationalism. -
Period: 1348 to 1350
The Black Death
killed an estimated one-third of England´s poppulation and continued to plague the country for much of the rest of the century. -
1362
The Statue of Pleading was enacted
reequiring all court proceedings to be conducted in English. -
1381
The Persants´Revolt
led by Wat Tyler, was the first rebellion of working-class people against their exploitation. -
1384
John Wyclifee died
having promoted the first complete translation of scripture into the English language. (The Wyclifee Bible). -
1399
Henry IV - became king
Henry IV used English to claim the throne -
1400
Goeffrey Chaucer died
introduced an influential body of English poetry. -
1430
The Chancery Office Started Keeping Records
began keeping in a form of East Midland English, wich became the written standard of English. -
1476
Willian Caxton
Brought printing to England, thus promoting literacy throught the population. -
1485
Henry Tudder becake King
Became king of England, ending thiryt years of civil strife called the war of the Roses, and introducing 118 years of the Tuder dynasty. -
1485
Le Morte Darthur
by Lord Tennyson´s was printed by William Caxton -
1497
John Cabot sailed to Nova Scotia
forshadowing English territoria expansion overseas. -
The Middle English Period
Summary of the Key events