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History Of the English Language

By ZBoyRmc
  • 400

    Start

  • 450

    Old English Era Begins

    Old English Era Begins
    This is when Old English as an era begins.
    Some words:
    Gōd hælo! (what is said when giving a toast. It means "cheers!" Or "Good Health")
    "Wes hāl" (Hello!)
    Hū færst þū? (How are you doing?)
  • 600

    Rise of the Saxon kingdoms

    Rise of the Saxon kingdoms
    Saxons are converted into Christianity, adding Latin and Greek words to English
  • Period: 700 to 750

    Suspected Date of Beowulf Being Written

    One of the oldest written English epics.
  • 877

    Vikings Conquer most of England

    Many raids took place over a century, however, in 877, the Vikings had successfully conquered England.
  • 954

    English take back all of England

    Eric Bloodaxe, the last Viking king in England, was banished. This marked victory for the English.
  • 1000

    Vikings Discover North America

    You heard that right. It was actually the Vikings who originally discovered North America, not Colombus! In fact, Colombus didn't even set foot in what is now the U.S.! Leif Eriksson discovered what is now the modern-day U.S.
  • Period: 1066 to 1075

    Time of the Norman Invasion

    This was the time period of the Norman invasion. This brought the French language to the British Iles.
  • 1150

    Middle English Begins

    Middle English Begins
    Now time for middle English! I've got some phrases for the nones (for the occasion). You may be thinking "stynt thy clappe! (shut up!) I just want to get to juicy history!", but so moot I gon (I swear) that learning phrases is really important!
  • Jun 15, 1215

    John I Signs the Magna Carta

    John I Signs the Magna Carta
    John I, after a rebellion, signed a legal document that limited his power as a King. It is one of the founding documents of democracy.
  • 1337

    The 100 Year War Begins

    A war between France and England after a prince went to bow to the French King. On his return journey, his ship was destroyed and he drowned.
  • 1346

    The Black Death Arrives

    The deadliest plague in history arrives and would wipe out 45% of the population.
  • Period: 1387 to 1400

    Suspected Date of Canterbury Tales

    These were written to criticize the church's hypocrisy and highlight the social problems caused by Medieval politics.
  • 1440

    Printing Press invented

    Printing Press invented
    This machine allowed books to be more readily available to the public, as books no longer had to be handwritten.
  • 1500

    Beginning of Early Modern English

    Now, this is English you are all probably prepared for! Now then, I will forbear (stop) my ramblings and haply (maybe) not stop you once again. Dawn your comfy Apparel (clothes) and continue reading.
  • 1525

    Tyndale Bible Published

    Tyndale Bible Published
    William Tyndale published the Tyndale Bible, the first time the New Testament would be published in English.
  • 1582

    Richard Mulcaster published The First Part of the Elementarie.

    Richard Mulcaster was trying to bring about more structure to the English Language in the forms of spelling, sentence structure, etc. This was done in hopes that English would become the new language of learning, rather than Latin.

  • Robert Cawdrey Publishes the first English Dictionary.

    Cawdery published over 3000 words in the spirit of making knowledge accessible to everyone.

  • Shakespeare's First Folio Published

    Shakespeare's First Folio Published
    This folio contained 36 plays, 18 of which had never been seen before.
  • Period: to

    North American Revolution

    The North American Revolution that won the U.S. freedom from Britain.

  • Late Modern English Starts

    Now I know that I have stopped your reading before and you are probably on the fence (deciding whether or not) about continuing to read. However, you are almost done! So shake yourself off (get up and keep going) and let my timeline blow you away! (amaze you)

  • Noah Webster publishes his American Dictionary of the English Language.

    A dictionary made in order to include all the new English words, including ones from other languages that have integrated themselves into English.

  • IBM Creates first successful portable computer

    IBM Creates first successful portable computer
    While computers have actually been planned for centuries (going back to ancient times), this was the first time they were portable and commercially successful. This computer paved the way for what we have now in terms of computing information.

  • The two-volume Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is published by Oxford University Press.

    A thesaurus of all of the English language, including Old English, Modern English, and everything in between!

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