The History of the English Language

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  • Period: 450 to Jan 1, 1150

    Old English

  • 514

    St Hormisdas elected as Pope

    Succeeding Pope Sympowerus
  • 526

    Antioch Earthquake

    Antioch in modern day Syria struck by Earthquake, about 250,000 die.
  • Feb 6, 700

    Old English Words

    Mere- Lake, expanse of water.
    Wax- To grow.
    Yore- Years ago.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Beowulf's Writing

  • Sep 28, 1066

    The Norman Invasion of England

    Claimed the year of three battles.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1150 to Jan 1, 1500

    Middle English

  • Jul 15, 1207

    Expel of Canterbury Monks

    John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton.
  • Nov 1, 1210

    Imprisonment of Jews in England

    King John of England begins imprisoning Jews
  • Jul 10, 1212

    London Fires

    London Fires
    The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground.
  • Feb 6, 1300

    Middl English Words

    Canstow- Can you.
    Coy- Quiet
    Ich- I
    Shaltow- You shall.
  • Jan 1, 1390

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • Jan 1, 1440

    First Printing Press Invented

    First Printing Press Invented
    Invented by a German named Johannes Gutenberg.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    North America Discovered

    Though it was already inhabited, Christopher Columbus discovered North America in this year.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Modern English

  • Early Modern English Words

    Fond- meaning foolish
    Sophisticated- meant adulterated

  • The First Folio of Shakespeare

    It was the first book published in England that was devoted exclusively to plays.

  • The Start of the American Revolution

    Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict, and by the following summer, the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence.

  • American Revolution Continued

    France entered the American Revolution on the side of the colonists in 1778, turning what had essentially been a civil war into an international conflict.

  • American Revolution Won

    After French assistance helped the Continental Army force the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1779, the Americans had effectively won their independence, though fighting would not formally end until 1783.

  • First U.S. Marshal killed

    Robert Forsythe, a U.S. Marshal is killed in Augusta, Georgia when trying to serve court papers, the first US marshal to die while carrying out his duties.

  • Mt. Saint Helens Erupts

    Mt. Saint Helens Erupts

  • Modern English Phrases

    What's up? - what are you doing.
    Will you go out with me?- to be my significant other.

  • September 11 Attacks

    September 11 Attacks

  • Last Viking Invasion in England

    The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred.