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The English language origin
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King Henry IV was the first English monarch to deliver a speech in English.
The Old English period began.
450 AD
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The Great Vowel Shift begins.
1400
Chaucer starts writing The Canterbury Tales.
1388
English replaces Latin as the language of instruction in most schools.
1348
The Scandinavians' invasion took place.
737
1399
English replaces French as the language of law.
1362
William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invades and conquers England
1066
1755
Samuel Johnson publishes his English dictionary
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Table Alphabeticall, the first English dictionary, is published.
1604
A set of phonemic symbols was developed.
1700
Other print materials were published.
1800
The first daily English language newspaper is published in London.
1702
English has continued to evolve since then.
1950
Britain abandons its colonies in what is later to become the USA.
1782