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Period: 400 to
History of the English Language
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Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1050
Old English
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Jan 1, 700
Cædmon’s Hymn
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Jan 1, 1020
The Charter of Cnut
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Period: Jan 1, 1051 to Jan 1, 1480
Middle English
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Jan 1, 1066
The Norman Invasion
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Jan 1, 1200
Ormulum
Middle English: Forrþrihht anan se time comm Translation: As soon as the time came -
Jan 1, 1258
The Provisions of Oxford
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Jan 1, 1362
Pleading in English Act
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Jan 1, 1392
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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Jan 1, 1439
The Invention of the Printing Press
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Jan 1, 1450
The Great Vowel Shift
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Period: Jan 1, 1481 to
Modern English
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Jan 1, 1492
Discovery of the Americas
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Jan 1, 1497
The Discovery of North America
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Jan 1, 1540
First English Bible/Prayer Book
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Shakespeare's First Folio
Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting
That would not let me sleep. Methought I lay
Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. Rashly—
And prais'd be rashness for it—let us know
Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well...
Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2, 4–8 -
First Full English Dictionary
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The American Revolution.
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The Industrial Revolution
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Beowolf
Old English: hū ðā æþelingas ellen fremedon Translation: how those athelings (noblemen) did ellen (fortitude/courage/zeal) freme (promote) -
Christian Missionaries Arrive
