History of the English Language

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  • Period: 400 to

    History of the English Language

  • 408

    Dead Sea Scrolls

    Dead Sea Scrolls
    The Dead Sea Scrolls, which contain most of the books in the Hebrew Bible date back to 408.
  • 451

    Attila The Hun is Defeated

    Attila The Hun is Defeated
    Attila The Hun, leader of the the Huns, which are said to have numbered as many as half a million men, was defeated in the battle of Chalons in 451.
  • 623

    Quran

    Quran
    Muslims believe that the Quran was verbally given by God to Muhammad through the angle Gabriel, over a 23 year period starting in 623.
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    The Norman Invasion
    In 1066 an army composed of Normandy, France, and Breton soldiers conquered England.
  • 1314

    Great European Famine

    Great European Famine
    The great European famine was the worst famine to strike Europe. The famine started in 1314, and affected all of Northern Europe.
  • 1353

    The Black Death

    The Black Death
    The Black Death spread throughout Europe between 1347 and 1353, causing the worst disaster in European history, killing 19 to 35 million people.
  • 1440

    Invention of the Printing Press

    Invention of the Printing Press
    The first printing press was first invented around 1440 by, Johannes Gutenberg
  • 1455

    The War of the Roses Begins

    The War of the Roses Begins
    War of the Roses began in 1455, and was between the English noble houses of Lancaster and York.
  • 1475

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
    The Canterbury Tales was first written in 1392, but wasn't published until 1475.
  • 1492

    Discovery of North America

    Discovery of North America
    Columbus discovered America in 1492.
  • 1498

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper
    Leonardo Da Vinci paints The Last Supper in 1498. This famous mural depicts the last meal of Christ before being captured.

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
    The publication of Shakespeare's first folio was complete in 1623.

  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    The American Revolution started in 1765 and lasted until 1783.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    On June 11, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was written.

  • Beowulf

    Beowulf
    Beowulf is suspected to first be written in 1815.

  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    After the stock market crash of 1929, America enters into the Great Depression.

  • Harry Potter

    Harry Potter
    The Harry Potter books are said to be the third most read books in the world, following the Bible and "Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung". The Harry Potter books have sold over 400 million copies worldwide.