450Old English Language Emerges

Historical linguist Albert C. Baugh dates Old English from a...
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🏘️ Early Settlement of London

London has its origins as far back as this time.
Early Settlement of London (-400)
UrbanizationIron AgeSettlementArchaeologyCelticBritons
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🗣️ Old English Language Emerges

Historical linguist Albert C. Baugh dates Old English from around this year.
Old English Language Emerges (450)
LanguageLinguisticsAnglo-Saxons
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🧑‍🌾 English Peasants' Uprising

English Peasants' Uprising (1381)
PeasantryRebellionSocial UnrestMiddle AgesFeudalismTaxationClass Conflict
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📖 Henry Cockeram Publishes English Dictionarie

The third English dictionary, English Dictionarie, is published by Henry Cockeram, listing difficult words with definitions.
LanguageDictionariesEnglish LanguageLiteracyEducationBooks
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📜 Robert Peel's Criminal Law and Property Reforms

Prime Minister Robert Peel reforms English criminal law and redefines law of property;
Robert Peel's Criminal Law and Property Reforms (1826)
Criminal JusticeLegal ReformRobert PeelSocial ReformBritish Empire
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚰️ Death of Prince Albert, Consort to Queen Victoria

Death of Prince Albert, Consort to Queen Victoria (1861)
MonarchyDeathQueen Victoria
United KingdomUnited Kingdom