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around 400 BC a few words were taken from native Romano Britain's.
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Around 700 BC Caedmon Hymn was written this is the oldest known English poem.
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From around 700 BC to a thousand Vikings invaded Britain this brought a lot of words to the English language.
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Beowulf's writings were suspected to be around 1000 ad.
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The Norman Invasion was between 1066 to 1071 and brought along a lot of words that were added to the middle English era.
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1167 and 1209 Oxford and Cambridge opened furthering the use of the English language among the people.
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This event lead to the English parliament as the king had to sign to avoid a rebellion.
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The English language through schooling and social statues becomes the language of all classes.
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The Canterbury Tales is 24 stories written in Middle English between 1387 and 1400
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The printing press was revolutionary in expanding English and was created in 1450 by a man named Johannes Gutenberg.
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John Cabot first discovered America in 1497 leading a small expedition.
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In 1525 William Tyndale published the Tyndale Bible the first publication of the new testament in English.
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In 1534 Henry VIII is established as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. This broke ties with Roman and Latin and made English more widespread.
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First publication of the English book of Common Prayer.
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In 1775 the American Revolution began bringing a lot of news to people furthering the use of the printing press and use of modern English.
