History of English
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Updated: 3 Mar 2020
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Baptizing King Ethelbert of KentLinking English culture with EuropeEcclesiastical History of the English PeopleThe Scandinavian invasion beganThe Scandinavians began a campaign to conquer all of England.Alfred became king of WessexÆlfric became the major prose writer of the Old English periodOlaf Tryggvason invaded EnglandOld English epic Beowulf was writtenCanute became king of EnglandEdward the Confessor became king of England.William was crowned king of EnglandThe Normans conquered EnglandKing John lost NormandyThe first English-language royal proclamation since the ConquestNuevo
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eventoThe Statute of Pleadings was enactedThe Peasants’ Revolt led by Wat TylerJohn Wycliffe diedGeoffrey Chaucer diedThe Chancery office began recordkeepingWilliam Caxton brought printing to EnglandHenry Tudor ending thirty years of civil strifeJohn Cabot sailed to Nova ScotiaSupreme Head of the Church of EnglandElizabeth I became queen of EnglandFirst English dictionaryThe Authorized or King James Version of the BibleThe English first settled AustraliaInvasion of EnglandReferencesPeriods
The Old English PeriodThe Middle English PeriodThe Black Death killed an estimated one-third of England’s population and continued to plagueThe Early Modern English PeriodSir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe
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