British Literature Texts

  • Jan 1, 750

    Beowulf

    Beowulf
    The surviving version of Beowulf is likely composed around this time.
  • Period: Oct 15, 1066 to Aug 22, 1485

    Middle Ages

    From the Battle of Hastings to the Battle of Bosworth Field.
  • Period: Aug 23, 1485 to

    English Renaissance

    From the Battle of Bosworth Field to the death of Queen Elizabeth I.
  • Period: to

    Jacobean Era

    From King James I through the Restoration of Charles II... although lots of other things happened in this time!
  • Period: to

    The Restoration and Englightenment

    From the Restoration of King Charles II to the publication of Lyrical Ballads.
  • Period: to

    Romantic Period

    From the publication of Lyrical Ballads to the crowning of Queen Victoria.
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    Victorian Era

    Queen Victoria's reign.
  • "Ulysses"

    "Ulysses," by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
  • Period: to

    Modern Era

    Beginning with the Edwardian Period and into modern Britain as we know it.
  • Period: to Oct 14, 1066

    Anglo-Saxon Period

    From the time the Angles and Saxons began invading Britain to the Battle of Hastings.