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How far back in time can you understand English? This site goes back by centuries allowing you to test yourself.
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this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2026
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1300s I can understand.
1200s I can make out the odd word.
In my a-level English lessons we did a term on the Canterbury Tales and Middle English so we had to learn how to read it.