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Old English era words: Brabble is to argue Loudly about matters of no importance. Fudgel is pretending that work is being done when nothing is actually being done. Snottor means wise.
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The Angles, Frisians, Jutes, and Saxons begin settlements in Britain.
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The actual date is unknown but it was narrowed down to be written between 500-1000.
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Cædmon's Hymn is one of the oldest surviving texts of the Old English era supposedly composed between 658-680.
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It is possible that a viking discovered North America long before anybody. His name is Eric the Red.
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Norman, French and Breton solders begin the invasion of Enlgand.
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Middle English era words: ay means always, forthy means therefore, nyce means foolish.
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Oxford University is founded which is one of the first universities established.
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One of the other first universities founded is Cambridge University.
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Killed 30–60% of Europe's total population.
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The exact date is unknown but the year he finished writing the book is about 1392.
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Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press allowing mass production of written articles.
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"The Book of Common Prayer" is published which is a book of prayers from the Anglican Churches.
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The first collection of all Shakespeare's plays.
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Modern English era words: Glamping means glamorous camping. Click bait means to put something on a website that will encourage visitors to click on it. Meme is a viral joke on the internet.
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The 13 established colonies of America were resisting the British rule.
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The 13th amendment is made, abolishing slavery across the United States.
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The most commonly known attack of 9/11 is the Twin Towers, but there were also attacks on the Pentagon and the White House. The attack on the White House was unsuccessful.
