language changes

  • Period: 400 to 1100

    Old English

  • 482

    Arthur's Victory Over Saxons

    Arthur's Victory Over Saxons
  • 604

    Yangdi Emperor of the Sui Dynasty

    Yangdi Emperor of the Sui Dynasty
  • 800

    Charlemagne Crowned Holy Roman Emperor

    Charlemagne Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
  • 1000

    Beowulf's writing

    Beowulf's writing
  • 1066

    Norman Invasion

    Norman Invasion
  • 1100

    Henry I is Crowned King of England

    Henry I is Crowned King of England
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

  • 1204

    Genghis Khan invades China

    Genghis Khan invades China
  • 1387

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
  • 1440

    printing press

    printing press
  • 1440

    Christopher of Bavaria elected King

    Christopher of Bavaria elected King
  • 1492

    The discovery of the Americas

    The discovery of the Americas
  • Period: 1510 to

    Modern English

  • 1522

    The siege of Rhodes

    The siege of Rhodes
  • Shakespeare's First Folio

    Shakespeare's First Folio
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
  • Abraham Lincoln elected President

    Abraham Lincoln elected President
  • Invention of Airplane

    Invention of Airplane
  • World War II

    World War II