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560
OLD ENGLISH: King of Kent
The King of Kent is baptized and is the first king to convert to Christianity. Some of the words they said were like: Hath, Art, Thy, and thou. -
673
OLD ENGLISH: Birth of Monk
Venerable Bede was born who composed, Ecclesiastical History of the English People. -
700
OLD ENGLISH: Records of Old English
Some of the earliest manuscript records for Old english. -
1000
First signs of writing.
Found remains of writing named Beowulf. This is as old as it gets, but some of it is under spectulation. -
1066
The Norman Invasion,
The military of conquest by England, resulting in different changes to the languages. -
1265
MIDDLE ENGLISH: Simon De Montfort
Simon De Montfort decided to call the first Parliament. Some examples of the words they would say are, anon, bet, can, and cas. -
1314
MIDDLE ENGLISH: Battle
The Battle of Bannockburn happened. -
1337
MIDDLE ENGLISH: Hundred Years
The Hundred Year war began. -
1392
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
They were written and described as Social Realism. -
1436
The invention of the Printing Press
This helped with creating the first parts of the language, and making it so that everybody talked using the same words. -
1534
MODERN ENGLISH: Act of Supremacy
The Act of Supremacy was established. Some examples of modern English are, Hangover, glamping, and lookalike. -
1564
MODERN ENGLISH: Shakespeare
Shakespeare was born. -
MODERN ENGLISH: Colony
The first English Colony was established. -
Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio,
It was produced seven years after his death. -
The discovery of North America, and The American Revolution.
This brought in the British accent.
