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  • Romans Withdrew from Britain
    407

    Romans Withdrew from Britain

    In 407 A.D., Constantine led his troops on a withdrawal from Britain. Roman troops never returned to Britain.
  • Period: 450 to 1100

    Old English

  • Muhammad, Founder of Islam, Born
    570

    Muhammad, Founder of Islam, Born

    Born in 570 CE, Muhammad was born in Mecca, and he received visions from Gabriel which started the Islam religion
  • Malik Becomes New Caliph
    685

    Malik Becomes New Caliph

    Malik I became the new caliph. He ended decades of regional strife, instituting a postal service and replacing the Roman and Greek coins used in the empire with Arabian ones.
  • 1000

    Suspected Date of Beowulf's Writing

  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

  • First Crusades
    1095

    First Crusades

    The First Crusade began with a call By Alexius I in 1095 for assistance from other Christian states to counter repeated attacks made by Seljuk Turks. He also decried Muslim control of the Holy Land.
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

  • Henry V Crowned as Holy Roman Emperor
    1111

    Henry V Crowned as Holy Roman Emperor

    After months of delegating and controversy, Pope Paschal II crowns Henry V, the King of Germany and Italy, as the Holy Roman Emperor
  • Second Crusade
    1145

    Second Crusade

    The Second Crusade was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi.
  • Black Death
    1351

    Black Death

    Europe became infected with the bubonic plague wiping 1/3 of Europe's population
  • 1440

    The Invention of the Printing Press

  • 1476

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • 1492

    The Discovery of North America

  • Period: 1500 to

    Early Modern English

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • United States Declaration of Independence Published

    United States Declaration of Independence Published

    The United States Declaration of Independence was published and sent to the British king to declare the United States its own sovereign nation. This began the Revolutionary War.
  • End of the Revolutionary War

    End of the Revolutionary War

    The Revolutionary War ended and the United States became a sovereign nation.
  • Period: to

    Late Modern English

  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind

    Bush signs the "No Child Left Behind Act" ensuring that every child will be ensured an education.