1 janv. 871 - Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex
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Alfred the Great believed in educating people in the vernacular English language rather than Latin.
He made translations of significant works into English, including Bede’s “Ecclesiastical History of the English People”. In addition to this, he also began the “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle”.
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Old English
A brief story of the Old English language.
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