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The oldest part of our language in the timeline
Examples:
"Eald":"Old"
"Brodor":"Brother"
"Acwellan":"To kill"
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Caedmon's Hymn was the first poem to be written in English.
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A poem written in Old English that is cited as one of the most important Old English writings.
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He was crowned by Pope Leo III on December 25th. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne
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Al Khwarizmi, an Arabic scholar invents algebra.
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The Duke of Normandy invaded and conquered England, which brought the French language to Britain and created a gap between the upper classes who spoke French and lower classes that spoke English.
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The great census in England to detail the property and wealth. Ordered by William the Conqueror.
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Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusade to protect pilgrims from attack
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Where the French invaded Britain and the languages mixed some. Examples: "Stynt thy clappe!": "shut up"
"So moot I gon": "I swear"
"Bet": "Better"
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30 to 60 million people killed creating the largest land empire from the Pacific to the Black Sea.
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After starting in China, the plague moves to Europe.
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A collection of 24 stories that were written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Christoper Columbus discovers North America.
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The invention that brought reading to the masses. Instead of a scribe having to write a book over the course of months or years this could be used to make copies much faster and cheaper, making it easier for lower classes to get books.
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Vowels were being pronounced shorter and shorter and the British Empire stretching around the world, many new words were added. Examples:
Able
Father
Nuclear
Anything we use in modern day. -
Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower from England in the new world.
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The first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays. https://www.folger.edu/what-shakespeare-first-folio
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The British colonies rebelled against The monarchy due to over taxation. They declared their independence from Britain and won the war, creating the U.S. It ended in 1783. https://blog.oup.com/2013/09/washington-end-revolutionary-war/
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The U.S. purchased a large chunk of the middle of the country as we see it today from France.
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Humans land on the Moon for the first time in history.
