History of English Language

By Sadie_Stampflee
  • 400

    Year

  • 430

    Invasion of Germanic Tribes

    Invasion of Germanic Tribes
  • Period: 500 to 1100

    Old English Era

  • 597

    The Coming of Christianity and Literacy

    The Coming of Christianity and Literacy
  • 791

    The Vikings

    The Vikings
  • 1066

    Norman Invasion

    Norman Invasion
  • Period: 1150 to 1500

    Middle English Era

  • 1387

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
  • 1468

    Invention of the Printing Press

    Invention of the Printing Press
  • 1492

    Discovering of Americas

    Discovering of Americas
  • Period: 1500 to

    Modern English Era

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • Start of Revolutionary War

    Start of Revolutionary War

  • End of Revolutionary War

  • Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

  • Start of World War II

    Start of World War II

  • End of World War II

  • Year