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THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 1906970

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  • 500

    THE OLD ENGLISH / ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD

    THE OLD ENGLISH / ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD
    The conquest of the Celtic population in Britain by speakers of West Germanic dialects influenced the English language.
  • 580

    8TH CENTURY

    8TH CENTURY
    Ethelbert, the King of Kent became the first English king converted to Christianity
  • 654

    7TH CENTURY

    7TH CENTURY
    Rise of the Anglo kingdom of Mercia, East Anglia and Northumbria.
  • 657

    7TH CENTURY

    7TH CENTURY
    Rise of the Saxon kingdom of Wessex, Essex and Middlesex.
  • 731

    The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

    The Ecclesiastical History of the English People
    written in Latin by the monk Venerable Bede.
  • 793

    8TH CENTURY

    8TH CENTURY
    Scandinavians began to settle in Britain and Ireland and Danes settled in parts of Ireland.
  • 802

    9TH CENTURY

    9TH CENTURY
    Cornwall is incorporated into the Egbert of Wessex’s kingdom and recognized as overlord of the Heptarchy. England is divided into a kingdom ruled by the Anglo Saxons and another by Scandinavians.
  • 866

    English is influenced by Danish

    English is influenced by Danish
    After the Danes established a kingdom at York.
  • 886

    The writing of prose in English

    The writing of prose in English
    Established by King Alfred of Wessex.
  • 1000

    11TH CENTURY

    11TH CENTURY
    Manuscript of the Old English Beowulf poem written between the 8th century and the 11th century. The Danish king Canute rules over England and encourages the growth of Anglo-Saxon culture and literature
  • 1066

    William of Normandy

    William of Normandy
    Crowned King of England and Norman French became the language used by the law and upper classes, Latin is used in church and schools and English stopped being written.
  • 1100

    THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD

    THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD
    Breakdown of the inflectional system of Old English and the expansion of vocabulary from French and Latin.
  • 1171

    Henry II

    Henry II
    Declared himself overlord of Ireland, introduced Norman French and English to the nation.
  • 1204

    The Norman French

    The Norman French
    Used in England only after King John lost the power.
  • 1209

    The University of Cambridge

    The University of Cambridge
    Is founded.
  • 1215

    King John

    King John
    Signs the Magna Carta.
  • 1272

    13TH CENTURY

    13TH CENTURY
    Royal authority was consolidated in England and Wales under Edward I and the English language dominates all classes.
  • 1347

    14TH CENTURY

    14TH CENTURY
    The Black Death killed one-third of England’s population. The Canterbury Tales was written by Chaucer. Latin in schoolar ambits was replaced by English language. The Latin Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.
  • 1399

    King Henry IV

    King Henry IV
    Became the first English monarch to use the English language in a speech.
  • 1450

    MODERN ENGLISH PERIOD

    MODERN ENGLISH PERIOD
    British exploration, colonization and overseas trade lead to the development of new varieties of English.
  • 1520

    16TH CENTURY

    16TH CENTURY
    Beginning of the Renaissance English settlements are made in North America. Henry VII became the first Tudor monarch
  • 1530

    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII
    Linked religion and politics were cut from Catholic Europe over a period of time.
  • 1550

    Theater’s popularity

    Theater’s popularity
    Increased and plays exposed the greater public to the new words and phrases which increased their depth and vocabulary.

  • Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I
    Begins her 45-year reign as queen of England and restored Roman practices to the church of England. The British defeat the Spanish Armada.

  • William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare
    Wrote his plays, which were distributed around England, and influenced Early Modern English.

  • James I took the throne

    James I took the throne
    After Queen Elizabeth I's death

  • The first English Dictionary

    The first English Dictionary
    Is written by Robert Cawdrey and is published.

  • First Permanent English Settlement in America

    First Permanent English Settlement in America
    Established at Jamestown, Virginia.

  • The King James Bible

    The King James Bible
    Published

  • The first enslaved Africans in North America

    The first enslaved Africans in North America
    Arrived in Virginia.

  • Civil War in England

    Civil War in England
    After King Charles I attempts to arrest his parliamentary critics.

  • Charles I

    Charles I
    Executed and the Parliament dissolved.

  • English Monarchy

    English Monarchy
    Replaced with a Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell’s rule.

  • The Royal Society of London

    The Royal Society of London
    Appointed a committee to improve English as a language of science.

  • The Act of Union

    The Act of Union
    Unites the Parliaments of England and Scotland, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

  • Jonathan Swift

    Jonathan Swift
    Proposed the creation of an English Academy to regulate English usage.

  • Robinson Crusoe

    Robinson Crusoe
    One of the first modern English novels, is published by Daniel Defoe.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Is signed and the American War of Independence leads to the United States of America’s creation.

  • The English first settled in Australia

    The English first settled in Australia
    Where now is known as Sydney,.

  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

  • War on Australia

    War on Australia
    Declared by France. Jacobins took control, abolished monarchy and the nation was declared a republic.

  • Louis XVI

    Louis XVI
    Went to the guillotine and Robespierre led the Jacobins.

  • Royalists

    Royalists
    Arrested by Revolutionary authorities. War was declared on Britain by France and lasted for 22 years. The Tory government banned all talk of parliamentary reform outside the Parliament.

  • Lyrical Ballads

    Lyrical Ballads
    By William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge began The Romantic Age in British Poetry.

  • 19TH CENTURY

    19TH CENTURY
    The Act of Union incorporates Ireland into Britain.:

  • Cape Colony in South Africa

    Cape Colony in South Africa
    Occupied by the British. Grimm’s Law, later elaborated by Jacob Grimm, identified relationships between certain consonants in Germanic Languages. Marking an advance in the development of linguistics.

  • Luddite Riots

    Luddite Riots
    Caused workers to lose their jobs. Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen, a romantic novel of manners, was published.

  • Russia invaded

    Russia invaded
    By the French led by Napoleon Bonaparte and thanks to British and allied enemies, he was forced to abandon his crown.

  • Duke of Wellington

    Duke of Wellington
    Ended Bonaparte’s reign at the battlefield at Waterloo, Belgium.

  • FRANKENSTEIN

    FRANKENSTEIN
    By Mary Shelley, a romantic and gothic novel was published.

  • The Peterloo Massacre.

    The Peterloo Massacre.
    Manchester’s soldiers killed cotton workers.

  • A new Tories' generation

    A new Tories' generation
    Emerged and the past reform’s rejection changed.

  • The Catholic Emancipation Act

    The Catholic Emancipation Act
    Made it possible for the Roman Catholics to restore their economy and religion.

  • Reform Law

    Reform Law
    Allowed Men from the Middle Class to vote.

  • Slavery

    Slavery
    Abolished by the Parliament.

  • Victoria's

    Victoria's
    The 64-year reign began.

  • Queen Victoria & Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

    Queen Victoria & Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Got married.

  • The Crieman War

    The Crieman War
    Britain, France and Turkey got involved, thwarting the Russian expansion

  • King Albert death

    King Albert death
    Forced Queen Victoria to left the government in the hands of her prime ministers.

  • Britain

    Britain
    Ascended as a wealthy and mighty Empire that expanded through Asia and Africa.

  • Queen Victoria died

    Queen Victoria died
    And Britain was struggling with the social and economic problems industrialization had caused.