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Period: 400 to
Events
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Period: 450 to Jan 1, 1100
Old English Period
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476
Western Roman Empire Falls.
Odoacer becomes new king. -
537
Death of King Arthur
King Arthur is the legendary British leader of the 5th and 6th centuries. He defended Britain agains Saxon invaders. -
550
Old English Words
Betwixt-between
Art-are
Fere-Friend
Syllan-Sell -
May 1, 700
Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
May 1st wasn't the actual date of course, but it said that the piece dates back to about the 8th century around c.700. It survives in a single manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. -
Dec 25, 1066
The Norman Invasion
Was the invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers. I wasn't sure of the exact date, but I read that the leader of The Norman Invasion became king of England on Christmas Day. -
Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1500
Middle English Period
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Jan 1, 1145
Second Crusade
Second major crusade launched from Europe. -
Jan 1, 1189
Third Crusade
Also know as, Kings' Crusade. Attempt by Euopean Leader to reconquer the Holy Land. -
Jan 1, 1202
Fourth Crusade
Intended to conquer Muslim controlled Jerusalem. -
Jan 1, 1350
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Written towards the end of the 14th century. A collection of stories written in Middle English; about the travels of a group of pilgrims. It was printedin 1483. -
Jan 1, 1400
Middle English words
anon-at once
artow- art though
echo-each one -
Jan 1, 1450
Invention of the Printing Press
Johannes Guttenburg created the first improved movable printing press. -
Jan 1, 1497
Discovery of North America
John Cabot is held to have had the first European encounter with North America. Except for the Norse Vikings visits to North America, which they called Vinland. The Paleo-Indians are said to have been the very first people though, but everything about that is up for discussion. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Modern Egnlish (late modern English, early modern English)
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Jan 1, 1503
Mona Lisa
Believe to have been painted between 1503 and 1506, but believed to have been worked on as late as 1517. The painting is thought to be of Lisa Gherardini. -
Shakespeare's First Folio
Contained all of Shakespeare's plays, except Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Two Noble Kinsmen, and the two "lost plays". -
New Britain
New Britain discovered by William Dampier. -
American Revolution
Political upheaval started because of the thirteen colonies in North America trying to free themselves of of the British Empire. -
Beginning of World War II
Most widespread war in history. -
Beginning of Iceland
Ingolfr Arnarson became first permanent Norse settler, but Celtic monks known as the Papar lived in Iceland before them.
