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200
Greek Translation starts
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Period: 200 to
Bible Translations
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465
Old English inscriptions
This is the earliest known Old English inscriptions date from this period. This is a time period from 450-480. I put the year as 465 since it is in the middle. -
Sep 27, 1150
Middle English Manuscripts
The oldest surviving manuscripts of Middle English date from this period. -
Jan 17, 1348
English replaces Latin
English replaces Latin as the medium of instruction in schools, other than Oxford and Cambridge which still retain Latin. -
Jan 1, 1350
John Wycliffe starts translating to English
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Jan 1, 1384
John Wycliffe dies
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Nov 8, 1476
English Press
William Caxton establishes the first English printing press. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World, established. -
King James Bible
The Authorized, or King James Version, of the Bible is published. -
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson publishes his own dictionary. -
New revised version
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New version of Greek translation
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American standard version
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary was published. -
Alfred of Wessex
Alfred has Latin works translated into English and began practicing English prose. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle has begun.
