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Three Germanic tribes arrive in England from the lowlands on the other side of the North Sea. The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.
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Viking's suddenly attacked England culture adding there culture into.
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English text started to emerge and it was written by Beowulf but it was older than what it was actually dated.
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An invasion by an army of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French soldiers that brought in French language.
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Many Scandinavian loanwords enter the language. That is where we get the pronouns them, they, and their.
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The English kings lose the duchy of Normandy to French kings. First book in English appears since the conquest.
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Literature arose that was written by Chaucer. These stories happened to be years and years old already because they were based on times that had happened 100's of years back.
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The English language became the official language to use in the book of law.
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The printing press was invented which allowed people to start documenting things more easily. This led to people learning to read.
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North America was discovered which added more language into the English language, once again changing things up.
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The Kings James Bible was printed. This has influenced English writing forever.
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This was the first print of Shakespeare's plays.
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The American Revolution was a war that led to the creation of the new nation.
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Lewis and Clark went on an expedition through the Louisiana Purchase which gave light to even more language and literature
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The Library of Congress was opened to public.
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Mark Twain published his first book that began the change in literature and the vocabulary used.
