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Most important Epic Poem of History English Literature. Composed around 975 and 1025.
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Destruction of Mercia and Wessex started as independent Kingdom. Viking add new words to english language as Egg, Sky, Window, Give, Take. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasions_of_the_British_Isles )
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St. Augustine arrived in Britain and began the Christianity Convertion of the Angle - Saxon Religion.
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Angle, Saxon and Jutes settlement and Britain Begins.
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Norman conquest which caused Duke William "The Conqueror" to be crowned King of England and permanently changed English language and culture. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/1066-and-the-norman-conquest/
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Black Death kills one third of the british population
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This Battle was the major English victory in the Hundred Years' War in northern France. King Henry V became first English-speaking Monarch since before conquest. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Agincourt
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William Caxton established first English printing press
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Was the first permanent English colony in the Americas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia
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King James version of the Bible is Published in English. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version
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One of the most famous Dictionaries in history. Took over 8 years to compile. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/samuel-johnsons-a-dictionary-of-the-english-language-
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Britain abandon its colonies in what is later to become USA.
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The Oxford English Dictionary is published by Oxford University Press. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary
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Era information started with the introduction of technology and computers, which means human development worldwide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Age
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