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The writing of Beowulf was written sometime between the years 450 and 1100.
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Germany Invaded Britain in the 5th Century. These people spoke the same languages.
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England was invaded and conquered by the Duke of Normandy in the year 1066.
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The Norman Invasion took place in the year 1066. It is called the Norman Invasion because it is when the Normandy's invaded England.
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In the year 1300, English became the dominant language in Britain.
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Chaucer's Canterbury was writting between the years 1100 and 1500.
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The famous phrase from Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet" came about between the years 1500 and 1800.
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The Americas were discovered in the year 1492 by a man named Christopher Columbus.
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The Invention of Printing came about in the Modern English era between the years 1500 and 1800. This changed the way we read and write.
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Twoards the end of the Middle English period, a shift in vowel pronounciation came about. The vowels were now pronounced differently.
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The Invention of the Printing Press came about in the year 1600.
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The Discovery of North America occured in the year 1600.
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First English Dictionary was published in the year 1604. There was now a book of words spoken in the English langauge with a definition of their meanings.
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New English words arised from the British Empire and the Industrial Revolution and adopted many words from different foreign countries.
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The American Revolution began in the year 1900. New technology and sources of writing of the English Language came about and made it easier for people to speak and read it.