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Jan 1, 600
Pre English
Pre English is 600 A.D. and back -
Period: Jan 1, 600 to Jan 1, 1100
Old English
Britain developed what we now call Old English -
Jan 1, 1066
The Invasion
William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invades and conquers England -
Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1500
Middle English
French mixde with english language is Middle English. -
Jan 1, 1205
First books
First book in English appears since the conquest. -
Jan 1, 1348
English in schools
English replaces Latin as the language of instruction in most schools. -
Jan 1, 1362
English in Parlement
English replaces French as the language of law. English is used in Parliament for the first time. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Modern English
The change of the pronunciation. -
Jan 1, 1563
Shakespeare birth
Shakespeare is born. -
The First dictionary
Table Alphabeticall, the first English dictionary, is published. -
Shakespeares Death
Shakespeare dies. Recognized even then as a genius of the English language. -
Period: to
Late Modern English
More Vocabulary added to the dictionary.
