English 12 A Timeline

By dusteeemerson07
  • Period: 400 to 1150

    OLD ENGLISH ERA

  • 597

    The Christianization of England

    The Christianization of England
  • 700

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
  • 793

    Viking Raids Begin

    Viking Raids Begin
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    The Norman Invasion
  • Period: 1150 to 1499

    MIDDLE ENGLISH ERA

  • 1215

    Magna Carta signed

    Magna Carta signed
  • 1347

    The Black Death

    The Black Death
  • 1387

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
  • 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

    MODERN ENGLISH ERA

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • Industrial Revolution begins

    Industrial Revolution begins

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • World War II

    World War II

  • The Internet becomes publicly available

    The Internet becomes publicly available