British History Flashcards
What dates are associated with middle English
1066 through 1485
What dates are associated with the Old English period
450 A.D - 1066
What dates are associated with modern English
1485 and onward
How long did the old English period Last
Approximately 600 years
How long did middle English last
AProximately 400 years
When were the middle ages
476 to 1485
How did writing sound before 1066
German
I did writing sound at 1066
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The Celts
600 BC
Julius Caesar attempts domination
55 BC
Roman occupation under Claudius
43 A.D.
Fall of Roman Empire
Circa 476 A.D.
Anglo-Saxon conquest
450 AD
Beowulf written down Germanic tribes
Circa 725
Viking era
780s to 790s
King Alfred the great
871 to 899
Norman conquest
1066
Chaucer begins Canterbury tales
1386
Henry the fifth begins tutdor dynasty
1485
Elizabethan era
England’s Golden age
1558 to 1603
The three Germanic tribes
Angles
Saxons
Jutes
Time period From the collapse of the Roman empire to the Renaissance
Middle Ages
Rebirth or revival of interest in Greek and Latin learning and literature
Renaissance
Spread from Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries to the rest of Europe
Renaissance
Protestant reform of Catholic church teachings
Reformation
Spread from Germany in the early 16th century to the rest of Europe
Reformation
When did the old English or Anglo-Saxon period Begin
450 A.D.