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    This document outlines 33 significant events in the history and development of British literature from the 5th century post-Roman empire through the contemporary period. Key events included King Alfred the Great's Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 890, the Norman conquest in 1066 beginning the Middle English period, Gutenberg inventing the printing press in 1450, the English Renaissance beginning in 1485, the Protestant Reformation in the 1530s, and both World Wars in the 20th century. The document provides a timeline to contextualize the evolution of British literature over more than 1500 years.

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    This document outlines 33 significant events in the history and development of British literature from the 5th century post-Roman empire through the contemporary period. Key events included King Alfred the Great's Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 890, the Norman conquest in 1066 beginning the Middle English period, Gutenberg inventing the printing press in 1450, the English Renaissance beginning in 1485, the Protestant Reformation in the 1530s, and both World Wars in the 20th century. The document provides a timeline to contextualize the evolution of British literature over more than 1500 years.

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    English 52
    Anglo-American Literature
    Yu, Stevenson S.

    April 14, 2015

    Outline: Significant Events in the History and Development of British Literature


    I. Post Roman Empire (5th Century)
    II. King Alfred the Greats Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (890)
    III.Anglo-Saxon Period (449-1066)
    IV. Norman Conquest (1066)
    V. Middle English / Medieval Period (1066-1485)
    VI. The First Crusade (1095)
    VII.
    Creation of the Magna Carta to limit the monarchs (1215)
    VIII.
    The Last Crusade (1271)
    IX. The 100 Years War (1337)
    X. The Black Death (1348)
    XI. The Peasants Revolt (1381)
    XII.
    Johan Gutenberg invented the printing press (1450)
    XIII.
    Caxton introduced the printing press to England (1476)
    XIV.
    The Renaissance (1485-1660)
    XV.Henry VIII crowned King (1509)
    XVI.
    The Reformation of the Church in England from Catholic to Protestant
    (1530)
    XVII.
    Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536)
    XVIII. The Elizabethan: the reign of Queen Elizabeth I Period (1558-1603)
    XIX.
    Jacobean Period: the reign of James I of England (1603-1625)
    XX.
    The English Revolution (1640)
    XXI.
    Execution of Charles I (1649)
    XXII.
    The bourgeoisie restored the monarchy (1660)
    XXIII. The Restoration / Neoclassical Period (1660-1798)
    XXIV. The Great Plague (1665)
    XXV.
    The Great Fire of London (166)
    XXVI. Romanticism (1798-1832)
    XXVII. The Victorian Period (1832-1900)
    XXVIII. The Reign of Queen Victoria (1837)
    XXIX. The Modern Period (1900-1980)
    XXX.
    World War I: Britain declares war on Germany (1914-1918)
    XXXI. World War II (1939-1945)
    XXXII. Contemporary Period (1980present)
    XXXIII. Launch of the free world wide web (1993)

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