English Language By taihayes Period: 400 BCE to Jan 1, 2012 Language 597 the introduction of Christianity by the Romans 673 Birth of the Venerable Bede 865 The Scandinavian Influence Mar 3, 1066 Suspected date of Beowulf's writing Oct 14, 1066 The Norman Invasion 1082 Bayeux Tapestry 1085 Doomsday Book Jun 15, 1215 Magna Carta 1387 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1439 The invention of the Printing Press 1497 The discovery of North America 1623 Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio 1775 The American Revolution Oct 11, 1982 The Mary Rose is raised from the seabed of the Solent
