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This is the settlement of Frisians, Saxons, Angles, and Jutes in Britain.
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This was the language of the Anglo-Saxons. This language has a highly Germanic vocabulary. Some common words from this time period are: bedight (to decorate), ditty (a short song), oft (many times), pannikin (a small pan or cup), thither (to or toward that place), wight 9a human being), betroth (give to in marriage), and banshee ( a wailing female spirit).
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The exact date is unknown, but it is suspected that Beowulf was written between the year 580, and the year 700.
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This was written by Venerable Bede explaining the history of England and the Christian Churches in England.
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After a huge army of Danes camped the winter in East Anglia they turned their attention to Northumbria.
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North America was most likely discovered by Leif Erikson, a viking who made the North Atlantic crossing to Newfoundland with his crew. This was 492 years before what everyone believes to be the discovery of North America by Christopher Colombus.
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The invasion of England by Norman, French, and Breton soldiers. These soldiers were led by Duke William II of Normandy.
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This includes the English that was spoken from the Norman Conquest, to the late 1400's. Some common words of the time period include: anon (at once), artow (art thou), brenne (burn), coy (quiet), fro (from), ich (I), kynde (nature), ne (not,nor), quod (said), seye (say), yaf (gave), and ywis (surely).
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The oldest manuscripts of the Middle English language date back to about 1150.
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Cambridge University is a university in Cambridge, England. Cambridge is the second oldest university of the English-speaking world.
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The Black Death, a deadly plague that occured in the 14th century, killed approximately 1/3 of the English population. This disease was carried by fleas that had gotten the disease from rats.
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The printing press, which allowed books to be mass produced, was invented by Johannes Gutenberg around the year 1440.
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This represents the English spoken from about the time of Shakespeare to present day. Some common words of Early Modern English includes: art (are), ere (before), hark (listen), hath (has), thy (your), and whence (from where). Some common words of Modern English are: bling (expensive jewelry), hater (a person who dislikes a person or thing), jeggings (jeans and leggings), locavore (a person whose diet consists of only locally grown food), and unfriend (to remove someone from a friend list).
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Geoffery Chaucer lived from 1341-1400, but his book wasn't published until 1475. This book consists of 24 stories told for a story-telling contest between a group of pilgrims.
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This is a book of multiple prayers of the Anglican Churches.
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This is the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays.
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The American Revolution was a war between the 13 colonies in America and the British Crowne. The British had crossed many boundaries including: quartering soldiers and taxation. What started the Revolutionary War was kicked off at The Battle of Lexington and Concord in April, 1775.
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The 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States, was passed by congress on January 31, 1865.
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The "Oxford English Dictionary" is a book of over 170,000 words and their definitions.
