1.06 The History of the English Language

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  • Period: 400 to

    1.06 The History of the English Language

  • 700

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

    This is the suspected date of Beowulf's writings.
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    This was the invasion of England.
  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    A governmental document.
  • The Black Death
    1350

    The Black Death

    This was the largest recorded plague that killed hundreds of millions of people.
  • 1378

    The Western Schism

    This was a division of the Catholic church.
  • 1381

    Peasants' Revolt

    A revolt of the people that starting regarding to things such as taxes.
  • 1400

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    A collection of stories written in middle English.
  • The invention of the Printing Press
    1440

    The invention of the Printing Press

    The year the printing press was invented.
  • 1492

    The discovery of North America

    This was the year that North America was discovered.

  • Shakespeare's Influence

    Shakespeare altered and added many different aspects of the English language.

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • The Great Fire of London

    The Great Fire of London

    A fire that burned down most all of London

  • The Great Vowel Shift

    This was a change in pronunciation in the English language.

  • Publication of the First Daily English-language Newspaper

  • The American Revolution

    A war fought between America and England.

  • The sinking of the Titanic

    This is when a commercial boat sunk and killed many people.