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... English language , the vernacular spoken and written in England from about 1100 to about 1500 , the descendant of the Old English language and the ancestor of Modern English . The history of Middle English is often di- vided into three ...
... English language , the vernacular spoken and written in England from about 1100 to about 1500 , the descendant of the Old English language and the ancestor of Modern English . The history of Middle English is often di- vided into three ...
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... English kings . However , in 1144 Geoffrey Plantagenet , count of Anjou , conquered Nor- mandy . In 1150 he ceded the duchy to his son Henry , who later became king of England as Henry II in 1154 . In this way Normandy became part of ...
... English kings . However , in 1144 Geoffrey Plantagenet , count of Anjou , conquered Nor- mandy . In 1150 he ceded the duchy to his son Henry , who later became king of England as Henry II in 1154 . In this way Normandy became part of ...
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... English writings are in the West Saxon dialect ; the first great period of literary activity occurred during the reign of King Alfred the Great in the 9th century . In contrast to Modern English , Old En- glish had three genders ...
... English writings are in the West Saxon dialect ; the first great period of literary activity occurred during the reign of King Alfred the Great in the 9th century . In contrast to Modern English , Old En- glish had three genders ...
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