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450
Anglo Saxtons invade
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Period: 450 to Dec 1, 1150
Old English Era
From these dates is what is considered the "Old English Era" Words:
art - are
bequeath (one of my personal favorites) - To give or leave by will; to hand down.
beseech - request, ask.
besought – asked, made request. (past tense of beseech)
betwixt – between.
canst - can.
cometh – comes, or coming.
dearth - (durth) scarcity or scant supply of anything; want or lack.
dost - do, does.
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Period: Dec 1, 700 to Dec 1, 1000
Beowulf's suspected writing.
From the year 700 a.d. to 1000 a.d. is when the book is thought to have been written. The earliest preserved book was written in 100 a.d. -
Oct 14, 1066
Invasion of the Normans.
On this day the first battle occured when the Normans invaded England. -
Period: Sep 13, 1154 to Sep 13, 1485
Middle English Era
This is the Middle English Era.
Words:
al, al be that: although
als, also: as, also
anon: at once
artow: art thou, thou art
as: as, as if, like
atte: at, at the
aventure: chance
axe: ask
ay: always
been: are
bet: better
beth: are; (imperative) be
brenne: burn
but, but if: unless
can, kan: know, be able
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Dec 1, 1340
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
This is the date in which it is believed that the first of the canterbury tales was written, -
Dec 1, 1390
John Gower wrote the Confessio Amantis
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Dec 1, 1440
Invention of the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg started his work on the printing press 1436 and had it finished in 1440. -
Sep 13, 1450
The Chauncery Standard used by most official standards.
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Dec 1, 1492
Christopher Colombus Discovers North America
This is the year wheh Christopher Colombus was credited for discovering America. -
Sep 13, 1500
The Great Vowel Shift
Somewhere around 1500 The Great Vowel Shift occurred. This altered the way that words were pronounced. -
Period: to
Modern English Era
The transition from Middle English to Modern English took about 200 years. We are now in the Modern English Era.
Words:
academe, accused, addiction, advertising, amazement,
arouse, assassination, backing, bandit, bedroom,
beached, besmirch, birthplace, blanket, bloodstained,
barefaced, blushing, bet, bump, buzzer,
caked, cater, champion, circumstantial, cold-blooded,
compromise, courtship, countless, critic, dauntless,
dawn, deafening, discontent, dishearten, drugged,
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The alphabet changed from King James Bible
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Shakespear's first folio was published.
7 years after his death in 1616, 36 of Shakespear's play were published in his first folio. -
Samuel Jackson's dictionary published
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The first shot in the American Revolution was fired
On this day the very first shot of the American Revolution was fired. -
English Speakers
There was said to be over 1 billion english speakers in the world at this time. -
The Scandonavian Invasion
The Scandonavian attacks on Brittain occurred for 70 years! -
Before this time there was no "English"
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Period: to Sep 13, 1492
North America Discovered
In 985 Leif Erickson was said to have been the first person to explore North America, however, Christopher Columbus was credited for discovering North America in 1492.