「#3193. 古英語期の主要な出来事の年表」 ([2018-01-23-1]) に引き続き,中英語期の主要な出来事の年表を,Algeo and Pyles (123--24) に拠って示したい,
1066 | The Normans conquered England, replacing the native English nobility with Anglo-Normans and introducing Norman French as the language of government in England. |
1204 | King John lost Normandy to the French, beginning the loosening of ties between England and the Continent. |
1258 | King Henry III was forced by his barons to accept the Provisions of Oxford, which established a Privy Council to oversee the administration of the government, beginning the growth of the English constitution and parliament. |
1337 | The Hundred Years' War with France began and lasted until 1453, promoting English nationalism |
1348--50 | The Black Death killed an estimated one-third of England's population, and continued to plague the country for much of the rest of the century |
1362 | The Statute of Pleadings was enacted, requiring all court proceedings to be conducted in English. |
1381 | The Peasants' Revolt led by Wat Tyler was the first rebellion of working-class people against their exploitation; although it failed in most of its immediate aims, it marks the beginning of popular protest. |
1384 | John Wycliffe died, having promoted the first complete translation of scripture into the English language (the Wycliffite Bible). |
1400 | Geoffrey Chaucer died, having produced a highly influential body of English poetry. |
1476 | William Caxton, the first English printer, established his press at Westminster, thus beginning the widespread dissemination of English literature and the stabilization of the written standard. |
1485 | Henry Tudor became king of England, ending thirty years of civil strife and initiating the Tudor dynasty. |
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