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in 1470 established the Chancery Standard dialect of English as the national standard.  \nEarly Modern English  \n 􀁗   \n􀂙Modern readers of English are  \ngenerally able to understand Early Modern English, though with some difficulties arising from changes in grammar, word meaning, and spelling.  \nEarly Modern English  \n 􀁗   \n􀂙English spelling was finally (mostly)  \nstandardized in this time period, but it did not happen overnight.  \n􀂙Unfortunately, since this era was filled with political and social upheaval, mass migrations after the Black Death …  \nEarly Modern English  \n 􀁗   \n…and an exaggerated attempt to further distinguish the \"English accent\" from that of the French, many peculiarities (i.e. contradictions) in English spelling and pronunciation were standardized into record at this time.  \nQueen Elizabeth’s Reign  \n 􀁗   \n􀁚 Closing off the era of the Tudors, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558.  \n􀁚 Her reign is considered the start of the golden age of English 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