The history of writing in Britain begins with the Anglo-Saxons in the fifth century AD. With ties to Scandinavia and other North Seas cultures, ancient Anglo-Saxon writing, called futhorc, was a runic language. Flexible, new runes were routinely added such that, although it first appeared in England with 26 characters, by the time of its demise (by the 11th century AD), it had 33.
In the seventh century AD, the Latin alphabet introduced by Christian missionaries had begun to take hold. By 1011, a formal list of the Old English alphabet was made and included all of our present letters except J, U (or V)* and W. The ampersand and five uniquely English letters, designated <span>ond, wynn, thorn, eth </span>and ash, were included.
Pachacuti was the king of Cusco. He would start the conquests capturing territory to the north around 1493. His son, Tupac Inca Yupanqui, would continue the conquests in 1471, after his father's death. He would conquer the territory to the south.
The plague killed a third of the inhabitants
The plague reached Paris through Normandy in August 1348. It developed in the city, changed, reach a last peak of mortality in 1349 before a sudden decline. It is estimated that there was around 200 000 inhabitants at that time.
