"Evolution of the English Language"

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  • 450

    Anglo-Saxon Invasion on Britain

  • Period: 450 to

    "Evolution of the English Language"

  • 476

    Fall of the Roman Empire

  • Jan 1, 700

    Beowulf Publication

  • Jan 1, 1066

    Norman Invasion

  • Jan 1, 1343

    Birth of Geoffrey Chaucer

    Birth of Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Jan 1, 1386

    Canterbury Tales Publication

  • Jan 1, 1400

    Death of Geoffrey Chaucer

  • Jan 1, 1509

    Start of Reign of Henry VIII

  • Jan 1, 1547

    End of Reign of Henry VIII

  • Jan 1, 1558

    Start of Reign of Elizabeth I

    Start of Reign of Elizabeth I
  • Jan 1, 1564

    Birth of William Shakespeare

    Birth of William Shakespeare

  • First Performance of Romeo and Juliet

  • End of Reign of Elizabeth I

  • Start of Reign of James I

    Start of Reign of James I

  • Death of William Shakespeare

  • End of Reign of James I

  • First Websters Dictionary Publication

    First Websters Dictionary Publication

  • Publication of First Oxford Dictionary

    Publication of First Oxford Dictionary

  • Birth of Sam Birdsall