-
450
The starting point
Around 450 AD speaker of the ancestors of the English language, the Anglo-Saxon, settled on the island of Brittan. -
500
Beginning of the Heptarchy
Anglo-Saxon England split into seven kingdoms. -
580
Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
-
Jan 1, 600
Angelo-Saxton language covers most of modern day English
-
800
The Epic Poem of Beowful
Beowful is one of the longest major poems in Old English spoken in Anglo-Saxon. -
1066
The Norman Invasion
-
1100
Early Modern English
-
1386
Chaucer becomes ruler
He became controller of customs and justice peace. -
1387
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Collection of 24 stories that runs over 17,000 lines written in Middle English between 1387 and 1400. -
1440
The invention of the Printing Press
-
1497
The discovery of North America
-
1500
Early Modern English
-
Modern English
-
News paper
-
The American Revolution
-
Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
-
Second edition