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  • 410

    Roman Withdraws from Britain

  • 792

    Viking raids of Britain Begin

    Viking raids of Britain Begin
  • 1001

    Beowulf's Writings

    Beowulf's Writings
    https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/beowulf
  • 1066

    Norman Conquest

    Norman Conquest
  • Period: 1066 to 1399

    Middle English

  • 1167

    Oxford University Established

  • 1349

    Black Death kills one third of Britain's population

  • 1388

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
  • Period: 1450 to

    Early Modern English

  • 1476

    First English printing press

    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