1.07 The History of the English Language Timeline

  • Period: 400 to 1100

    Old English

  • 1001

    Beowulf's writing

    Beowulf's writing
    The suspected date of the Beowulf's writing is between 975 and 1025.
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    The Norman Invasion
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

  • 1400

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales was written in 1387–1400.
  • 1440

    The invention of the printing press

    The invention of the printing press
  • 1492

    The Discovery of the Americas

    The Discovery of the Americas
  • Period: 1500 to

    Early Modern English

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution
  • Period: to

    Late Modern English

  • World War II

    World War II
    World War II took place in 1939-1945