History of English

By Allen1218
  • 500

    St. Augustine arrived in Great Britain

  • 580

    Beowolfs suspected day of writing

  • 600

    Anglo Saxton language covers most of modern- day English

  • 800

    Old English Beowulf’s poem discovered

  • Angelo Saxon chronicle has begun- 871
    871

    Angelo Saxon chronicle has begun- 871

  • The oldest surviving scripts of Beowulf dates from year 1000
    1000

    The oldest surviving scripts of Beowulf dates from year 1000

  • Norman invasion
    1066

    Norman invasion

    After the Norman invasion, many English words started to interact with French words and had a mixture of both and 75% of all French words that used to be included are still used today.
  • 1086

    Domesday book created- 1086

    Some of the earliest writings of books include the Domesday book which was written in 1086
  • 1200

    King Jon loses province of Normandy

  • 1215

    Magna Carta created

  • 1300

    English is used in the English parliament for the first time

  • 1342

    Chaucer's Canterbury tales

  • Printing press- 1450
    1450

    Printing press- 1450

    The first printing press was used to publish a book in 1450.
  • 1500

    Start of english Renaissance- 1500

    The start of the English renaissance is when the English language became a unique language of its own.

  • Robert Cowdrey Publishes the English dictionary

  • Shakespeare's first published- 1623

    Shakespeare get his first publish.

  • Lewis and Clark document routes to American west

    Maps were made on how to get to the west.

  • Second edition oxford dictionary created

    A more updated dictionary was created to fit the Modern English Era.

  • First black president -2012

    President Barack Obama Served all 8 terms of presidency.