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  • 410

    Roman Withdraws from Britain

  • Viking raids of Britain Begin
    792

    Viking raids of Britain Begin

  • Beowulf's Writings
    1001

    Beowulf's Writings

    https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/beowulf
  • Norman Conquest
    1066

    Norman Conquest

  • Period: 1066 to 1399

    Middle English

  • 1167

    Oxford University Established

  • 1349

    Black Death kills one third of Britain's population

  • Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
    1388

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • Period: 1450 to

    Early Modern English

  • First English printing press
    1476

    First English printing press

    William Caxton establishes the first English printing press
  • The Discovery of North America

    The Discovery of North America

    Jamestown is established as the first English settlement in the new world
  • Publication of Shakespeare's first folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's first folio

  • Period: to

    The American Revolution

  • Period: to

    Modern English

  • Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven is published

    Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven is published

    https://www.biography.com/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160
  • World War 2 Starts

    World War 2 Starts

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