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There is only one manuscript left, but it was written after the Viking's raid to praise the Danes. -
The three Germanic Tribes were the Saxons, Angels and Jutes. The language they spoke was similar to ours and was called Celtic.
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This was one of the first pieces that used logic and theoretic English written by Thomas Wilson and published by him as well.
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The first manuscript records came from the year 700 and anything before that was deemed imaginary because there was no recollection of it.
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After King Alfred of Wessex led his army to victory and established his national identity, he divided England into a kingdom. -
In 1150 there were many records of old texts that were found and researched further.
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This is the world's third oldest surviving university. It was created by a scholar of Oxford in 1209 -
A story written by Geoffrey Chaucer around 1387 spoke about other people telling their stories about being on the Canterbury Trail. -
The first English speech was done by King Henry IV in 1399 at his coronation.
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In 1436 Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press. It was the first of its kind to be able to automatically print writing. -
North America was discovered by Christopher Colombus in 1492. -
Shakespeare's first Folio was written and printed in 1623, it was ordered to be the first play in Shakespeare's collection.
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The American Revolution began in 1775 with the battles of Lexington and Concord. It only escalated from there till the final battle of Yorktown was fought where the peace treaty was finally signed.
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Weekly news is something we still watch and read today. It was the first English newspaper but was published originally in London beginning in 1855. -
The Civil War began in 1861 and lasted till 1865. It was a fight between the Union and the Confederacy. It is known as one of the most deadliest battles fought on American soil. -
This invasion was created to battle over who should be king. The most successful person through this invasion was William the Duke of Normandy. King Harold as well as few others were killed in this invasion.