Middle English: Historical Events

Question 1

Caxton’s Printing Press

Answer 1

1476
Standardised spelling / grammar based on scholar literature (English universities / Courts in London)

Question 2

Canterbury Tales

Answer 2

1384
A book series
Shows recreational reading
Helped standardise spelling / grammar

Question 3

The Black Death

Answer 3

1349-1350
Killed 1/3 British population
People were quarantined
Black death killed many English speaking people and Latin clergy so the linguistic division lessened