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Germanic tribes invaded Britain and brought a language called "Englisc" with them
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Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed what we now call "Old English"
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Death of St. Patrick, missionary who converted Ireland to Christianity.
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Era in European history known as the "Dark Ages"
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It's not known for sure but people assume that it was composed somewhere between the 600s and 700s
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A group of Vikings settles in northwestern France, where they will become known as Normans
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The Duke of normandy invaded and conquered England, and brought with them a type of French.
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The royal court, ruling and business classes used this language, and it became a type of linguistic division.
in the 14th century, English became the dominant language again but French words had been added in, creating "middle English" -
Led by Richard I of England and Philip II of France, crusaders take the city of Acre in Palestine.
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In the Seventh Crusade, Europeans make another failed attempt to retake the Holy Land.
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Christine de Pisan, Europe's first female professional writer, publishes The Book of the City of Ladies, her most celebrated work.
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Vowels started to be pronounced shorter and shorter. with contact around the world and the renaissance of classical learning, new words and phrases entered the language
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The destruction of the Aztec Empire by Spanish forces led by the conquistador Hernán Cortés
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Queen Elizabeth I came to the thrown in 1558, and ruled until her death in 1603.
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In England the movement to abolish slavery begins.
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The Industrial Revolution and technology created a need for new words. Due to the British empires span over the world, English adopted foreign words from different countries.
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