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Germanic settlers in Britain developed the dialect of English known as Old English. Old English also varried with the Brittonic Celtic dialect that still exist today in Whales and Scottland.
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Around 600 Christian missionaries came to Europe and Christianity was widely accepted soon after. With the adoption of Christianity came the addition of over 400 latin words into the English dialect.
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The origional Old English was written in runic script, known as futhorc, until Irish missionaries came and intoducted Latin. The Latin alphabet was then adopted.
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In 1000AD it was believed that the Norse Captain Leif Eriksson discovered Newfoundland. This is a theory but if fairly widely accepted.
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Beowulf was first dated back to 1000 AD and is a poem about heros, royalty and heroines.
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In 1066, William the Conquerer, Duke of Normandy, conquered England and brought with them their French dialect which became the language of the upper class.
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In the 11th century, English became the main language again and at this time had adopted many French words to become Middle English.
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In 1114 Gothic Arcitecture gained prominance.
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In 1237 the Mongols crossed the Ural mountains and obtained control over Russia.
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From 1347-1350 Black Death struck Europe and was estimated to have killed 30%-60% of Europe's population.
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In 1350 the Renaissance began in Italy.
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Chaucer's Canterbury Tales was completed by 1400 in Middle English.
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Sometime in the 1440's Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. His first publication was of the Gutenberg Bible.
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In 1492 Christopher Colombus discovered North America while trying to find a shorter route to Asia.
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In the late 1500's Early Middle English is known as the transition between Middle English and Modern English.
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In 1503 Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa
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In 1588 the English defeated the Spanish Armada and gained control over the seas.
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The publication of Shakespeare's First Folio was written in Early Modern English.
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In 1687 Isaac Newton founded Newtonian Physics.
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Modern English began around mid to late 1700s when it was determined that the spelling in early middle english needed improvement.
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The American Revolution started in 1765 when British Colonists grew tired of England's rule over them.
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In 1802 Beethoven first performed the Moonlight Sonata.
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In 1933 Adolf Hilter was declared the Chancillor of Germany.
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In 1991 the USSR collapsed and the Cold War ended.
