History of the English Language

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  • Period: 400 to

    timeline

  • Period: 500 to 1100

    Old English

  • 700

    Beowulf's Writing

    Beowulf's Writing
  • 793

    Viking invasions begin.

    Viking invasions begin.
  • 937

    Battle of Brunanburh

    Battle of Brunanburh
  • Oct 14, 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    The Norman Invasion
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

  • 1337

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire
  • 1343

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
  • 1346

    Black Death

    Black Death
  • 1440

    The invention of the printing press

    The invention of the printing press
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The discovery of the Americas

    The discovery of the Americas
  • Period: 1500 to

    Morden English

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • Enlightenment

    Enlightenment

  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • World War II

    World War II