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Period: 450 to 1100
Old English
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500
The Invasion of the Germanic Tribes
Three Germanic Tribes invaded the British Isles and force the Celtic speaking people. -
700
Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
An Epic poem with an unknown author was written in an Old English style -
878
The Invasion of the Danes and Norseman
After the invasion the English language inherited some Norse word -
1066
The Norman Invasion
This invasion had brought had affected the English language because the English language had inherited some from french woulds. -
Period: 1100 to 1500
Middle English
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1340
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
A collection of 24 stories written in an middle English style. -
1440
The Printing Press
The Printing Press made it possible to print large amount of copies quickly without writing by hand. -
1492
Americas Discovery
Christopher Columbus discovers of America. -
Period: 1500 to
Modern English
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The English Renaissance
This was when Greek and Latin entered the English Language -
Shakespeare's Publication of his first Folio
This was when Shakespeare the greatest play wright in History Published his first Portfolio. -
The American Revolution
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The industrial Revolution
In the Industrial Revolution New words had to be made and modification to oldones due to the vast increase of technology.
