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100

He is known as the "Father of English Literature."

 Geoffrey Chaucer

100
This invasion brought an end to the Anglo-Saxon period.
What is the Norman invasion (Battle of Hastings, Norman Conquest)?
100
The site of a decisive battle in 1066.
Where is Hastings?
100
This work gives a glimpse into life in the Middle English period through stories about pilgrims on a journey.
What is Canterbury Tales?
100
This is the year of the Battle of Hastings.
When is 1066?
200
Who is William of Normandy ?

 The Conquerer of England 

200
This war marks the end of the Middle English period and the beginning of the Renaissance in England.
What is the War of the Roses?
200
The homeland of William the Conquerer.
What is Normandy.
200
This was the first book ever produced on a printing press.
What is the Bible?
200
Canterbury Tales was written.
When is between 1387-1400?
300

Who is William Caxton ?

This man is credited with bringing the printing press to England 

300
This epidemic, which occurred in cycles throughout the Middle Ages, is one of the reasons why this time in history is also known as the Dark Ages.
What is the Black Plague (Black Death, Bubonic Plague)?
300
The Hundred Years War was fought against this country.
What is France.
300
The author of this book is referred to as "the Pearl Poet."
What is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
300
This is the year the western printing press was invented.
When is 1450?
400

Who is King John ?

 This man was forced to sign the Magna Carta 

400
This war made France, and therefore the French language, very unpopular in England.
What is the Hundred Years War?
400
Chaucer's characters were on a pilgrimage to this city
What is Canterbury?
400
The name of this document means "Great Charter" in Latin.
What is the Magna Carta?
400
This the year the Renaissance began in England.
When is 1485?
500
This person emerged victorious from the Wars of the Roses and marks the beginning of the Renaissance.
Who is Henry Tudor (Henry VII)?
500
This event greatly influenced the widespread use of Middle English as a language.
What is the invention of the printing press?
500
This is the location of a major English victory against the French in 1415.
Where is Agincourt?
500
This famous work was translated into English and illegally distributed by a person for whom this version is often named.
What is the Wycliffe Bible?
500
This is the year the Magna Carta was signed.
When is 1215?
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