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Development of the English Language
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Timeline tracing key milestones in the evolution of the English language, from Roman-era influences through the Norman Conquest and early modern era.
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Roman invasion of Britain
Roman conquest of Britain (AD 43)
Roman withdrawal from Britain (AD 436)
Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (c. AD 449)
Earliest Old English inscriptions (c. 5th century)
St. Augustine's mission to England (AD 597)
Viking raids begin (AD 793)
King Alfred's educational reforms (c. AD 878)
Norman Conquest of England (1066)
Earliest Middle English manuscripts (c. 1150)
English becomes language of instruction (1348)
Statute of Pleading makes English official in courts (1362)
Chaucer begins The Canterbury Tales (c. 1387–1388)
Great Vowel Shift begins (c. 1400)
Caxton introduces the printing press to England (1476)
Birth of William Shakespeare (1564)
Publication of Robert Cawdrey's Table Alphabeticall (1604)
Jamestown settlement founded (1607)
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