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Period: 400 to 800
Old English events
Words used commonly at this time: Bedword (Bed), Brabble (triffles), Welcumen (greeting) -
410
Roman withdrawl from Britain
Transistion from Roman-Britian to Post Roman-Britian -
600
Rise of saxon kingdoms
Where latin and greek religious words blend and merge into english language. -
700
Where the earliest manuscript records of old english came about
Old english was found during this time in manuscript records -
800
Beowulf's writing
An epic poem with 3,182 lines. -
Period: 1000 to 1500
Middle English Events
Words commonly used at this time: Apprise (Inform), Din (harsh noises), Fetter (shackles) -
1066
Norman invasion
Changed the way english was spoken. Lower class-English, Upper class-French -
1209
university of cambridge was founded
Changed the way language was looked at -
1215
Magna Carta was signed
Charter of rights that was signed by King John of England -
1348
Black Death/plague
Horrible disease that wiped out large ammounts of population. -
1387
Chaucer Canterbury Tales
Tales that were highly influential to mideval England -
1400
printing press
Revolutionary for the english language, no more telephone game. -
1497
Discovery of North America
Expanded English language -
Period: to
Modern English Events
Words commonly used: awesome, cool, cringe -
Shakespeare's first folio
Shakespeares book published after he died. -
“The Daily Currant” newspaper
First national newspaper. -
American revolution
An act to achieve independence. -
British Broadcasting Corporation
First broadcasting operation -
Dictionary.com published
First online dictionary.