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Three Germanic tribes invade Britain from northern Germany bringing with them the language of English
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The Celtic speaking natives of Britain retreat to the northern and western parts of Britain.
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A monk writes a book detailing the anglo saxon settlement in Britain and he details this book in Latin.
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The approximate oldest transcripts ever written in English are written on this date.
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The infamous Beowulf is written and publish, becoming very successful.
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Scandinavian words such as skin, sister, die, and wish enter the English language.
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The Norman's lead by William the Conquerer invades Britain and takes hold of it.
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The old writings of middle English are written in this year.
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The infamous poet writes his stories.
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Under King Edward the first English becomes the prominent language among all classes in England
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King Henry the fourth is the first royal figure to deliver his coronation in English.
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The printing press if first produced making language much more solidified.
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North America is observed fully and agreed upon to exist.
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Shakespeare's writes and directs his first play.
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The first English dictionary dubbed Robert Cowdrey's Table Alphabeticall is published.
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Due to a feeling of neglect from Britain, England's American colonies revolt with the intent to gain independence from British rule.
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Britain's empire exceeds almost a quarter of the Earth's surface allowing the mixing of many languages into the English language.
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The Oxford Dictionary what was considered the representative dictionary for english was published.