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Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1066
Old English
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450
Old English Period Began
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Oct 24, 600
France and Italy waged the 100 year war
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Oct 24, 650
Early English Literature Example
Joy is renewed at Heorot. Congratulations crowd upon the victor. Hrothgar literally pours treasures into the lap of Beowulf; and it is agreed among the vassals of the king that Beowulf will be their next liegelord. -
Jan 1, 1000
Suspected date of Beowulf writing
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Jan 1, 1066
Norman Invasion
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Period: Oct 24, 1070 to Oct 24, 1470
Middle English
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Oct 24, 1200
Middle English Literature Example
"And of his port as meke as is a mayde." Canterbury -
Jun 27, 1300
Normans Overthrown
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Jan 1, 1387
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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Jun 27, 1399
Depostion of King Richard II
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Jan 1, 1439
Invention of the Printing Press
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Oct 24, 1470
Printing introduced in England
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Period: Jan 1, 1480 to
Modern English
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Oct 24, 1480
Modern English began
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Jan 1, 1492
Discovery of North America
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Early Modern Literature Example
Antony and Cleopatre
William Shakesphere
"Kingdoms are clay; our dungy earth alike
Feeds beast as man" -
Shakespeares First Folio
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Age of Enlightenment
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American Revolution
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Victorian Era
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C.S. Lewis
Popular American author -
Modern English Literature
Chronicles of Narnia- "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which hive vlue to survival." -
Viking Invasion
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Unification of Anglo-Saxton Tribes
