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400
Germanic Tribes arrive in England
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Period: 400 to 600
Pre-English
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600
Northumbria, Mercia, and Wessex start their rise.
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Period: 600 to 1100
Old English
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700
First English Texts
The first English texts start to emerge, and the amount grows quickly -
800
Uniting England
Kings of the three empires want to control all of England -
900
Athelstan's Education
Athelstan continues Alfred's mission of improving education, government, and other social institutions. -
Period: 1100 to 1500
Middle English
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1200
French Normandy
The English kings lose Normandy to the French Kings. -
1200
English Books
The first English books appear since the Norman conquest. -
1350
Law Courts
English becomes the official language of the law courts. More authors continue to write in English. -
Period: 1500 to
Early Modern English
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Vowel Shift
The great vowl shift gradually takes place -
Bible
The King James Bible is published which influences English speech and writing to today. -
Classical English literature period.
Novels, essays, plays, and poetry start emerging. -
Period: to
Present Day English
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Changing Language
Scholars recognize and accept that English is every-changing. -
Phones and Computers
People start using computer and phones to talk to other people.
