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Period: 400 to
History of English
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Period: 400 to Jan 7, 1066
Old English
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450
Old English period began
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Jan 7, 600
Ethelbert is baptized
Ethelbert is the King of Kent. He is the first king to convert to Christianity. -
Jan 7, 675
Besmirch
Smear as to make dirty or stain -
Jan 7, 700
Earliest manuscript records of Old English
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Jan 7, 800
Ditty
A short sample song -
Jan 7, 900
Kind Alfred claims victory of Vikings
King Alfred of Wessex (Alfred the Great) leads the Anglo-Saxons to victory over the Vikings, translates Latin works into English, and establishes the writing of prose in English. He uses the English language to foster a sense of national identity. England is divided into a kingdom ruled by the Anglo-Saxons (under Alfred) and another ruled by the Scandinavians. -
Jan 7, 1000
Suspected date of Beowulf writing
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Jan 7, 1000
Discovery of North America
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Jan 7, 1066
Old English period ended Middle English began
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Jan 7, 1066
Norman Invasion began
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Period: Jan 7, 1066 to
Middle English
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Jan 7, 1150
Date of earliest surviving text in Middle English
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Jan 7, 1209
The University of Cambridge formed by scholors from Oxford
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Jan 7, 1250
Clepe
call, name or mention -
Jan 7, 1350
Deeme
Judge , Decide, Suppose -
Jan 7, 1387
Chaucer's Canturbury Tales
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Jan 7, 1439
Invention of Printing Press
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Jan 7, 1500
William Caxton brings firtst printing press to Westminister
Publishes Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Literacy rates increase significantly, and printers begin to standardize English spelling. -
Elizabeth I begins her 45 year reign as queen of England
The British defeat the Spanish Armada, boosting national pride and enhancing the legend of Queen Elizabeth -
Shakespears first folio
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American Revolution
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Modern English
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Period: to
Modern English
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The Newyorker magazine is founded by Harold Ross and Jane Grant
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First television service established by the BBC
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Bling
Expensive clothing and Jewelery -
Myspace and Facebook began operating
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Bromance
Close but not sexual relationship between men
