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All of English History
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The beginning era of English most words today have Old English Roots
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He became the moke who in Latin composed "The Ecceleticial History of English People."
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In the late 6th century Ethelbert, the King of Kent is baptized. He is the first English king to convert to Christianity.
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It is suspected that Beowulf's writing was between 975 and 1025
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In the late 9th century King Alfred leads the Anlo-Saxons and defeats the Vikings.
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In 1066 the nomads invaded and took control of England adding many more word to English and creating a social class division.
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The era of time where the Nomads took over English and a lot of French got put into the English Language
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In 1171 the University of Oxford is founded.
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In 1204 King John lost control of the Duchy of Normandy and other french lands leaving England to be the only home of Norman French/English.
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Chaucer was a great poet in the era of Middle English while the Nomads had control of England.
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At King James IV coronation he was the first Monarch to give a speech in English.
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In 1440 the printing press was made enabling for the standardization of the English language
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In 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered North America
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Vowels began to be pronounced shorter and shorter which created the language to change along with the invention of the printing press which allowed for standardization.
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The first permanent English settlement in Ameria is established in Jamestown, Virginia.
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Shakespeaks's First Folio was published in 1623 seven years after his death.
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Most of London is destroyed from the fire inside the old Roman wall.
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The first Copyright Act is enacted in England
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The war between the Colonists and Great Britain so they could gain their freedom and become what is now today America
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Lots of vocabulary was added due to the industrial revolution and technology created a need for new words.
