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500
the first period : celtic period
Celts inhabit much of Europe, and beginning to colonize the British Isles -
550
english romans
First Roman raids on Britain under Julius Caesar Roman occupation of Britain under Emperor Claudius Roman withdrawal from Britain -
Jan 1, 600
the creation of the lenguage
Anglo-Saxon language covers most of modern-day England -
Jan 1, 792
vikings
Viking raids of Britain begin
Charles II of France grants Normandy to the Viking chief Hrolf the Ganger (the beginning of Norman French) -
Jan 1, 1100
london
London becomes de facto capital of England -
Jan 1, 1154
Eleanor of Aquitaine,
Eleanor of Aquitaine, French wife of Henry II, becomes Queen Consort of England -
Jan 1, 1161
oxford
Oxford University established -
Jan 1, 1209
cambirdge
Cambridge University established -
Jan 1, 1349
black death
The Black Death kills one third of the British population -
Jan 1, 1362
english
English is used in English Parliament for the first time -
Jan 1, 1526
the bible
William Tyndale prints his English translation of the New Testament of “The Bible” -
william Shakespeare
William Shakespeare writes his first plays -
death of Shakespeare
Shakespeare death -
Publication of the first daily English-language newspaper
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Samuel Johnson publishes his “Dictionary of the English Language
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British colony established in new Zealand
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United States ends slavery after Civil War
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First edition of the “Oxford English Dictionary” is published
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Second edition of the “Oxford English Dictionary” is published