Important Characters in the History of English

By Lulis05
  • 723

    Venerable Bede

    Venerable Bede
    He was a monk who wrote the "Ecclesiastical History of English people". It describes the growth of the Christian Church in England from Roman Tribes to Bede's own day. It is importan although it was written in Latin, not in Anglo-Saxon.
  • 1066

    King Edward

    After King Edward's death English decayed as a literary language.
  • 1380

    John Wycliff

    John Wycliff
    He arranged the production of the whole Bible in English.
  • 1450

    Geofrey Chaucer

    Geofrey Chaucer
    He is the first "giant" of English literature.