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Entered what is now Britian
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epic poem composed in Old English consisting of 3,182 lines.
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military conquest of England by William, duke of Normandy, primarily effected by his decisive victory at the Battle of Hastings
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Changed how upper class spoke compared to lower class
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collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English
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mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium
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There was limited contact between North American peoples and the outside world before 1492. when discovered
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British had contact with many peoples from around the world.
Books became cheaper and more people learned to read. Printing also brought standardization to English. Spelling and grammar became fixed -
Shakespeare wrote around 37 plays, 36 of which are contained in the First Folio.
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The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War with the assistance of France, winning independence from Great Britain and establishing the United States of America.
