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Beowulf is the conventional title of an Old English poem. It is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.
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The Norman invasion of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William of Normandy.
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The invention of an improved movable type mechanical printing technology in Europe is credited to the German printer Johannes Gutenberg in 1450. The exact date of Gutenberg's press is debated based on existing screw presses.
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The Canterbury Tales is a collection of over 20 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century.
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John Cabot was a native of Genoa and a citizen of Venice. In the summer of 1497, he crossed the Atlantic and discovered the mainland of North America
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William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies is the 1623 published collection of William Shakespeare's plays. Modern scholars commonly refer to it as the First Folio.
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The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America
