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Period: 400 to
Timespan of English Language
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450
Besmirch
Smear so as to make dirty or stained -
Period: 450 to Dec 25, 1100
Old English
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Dec 24, 1000
Beawulf
The oldest surviving long poem in Old English and one of the most important works of Old English literature. -
Oct 14, 1066
The Norman Invasion
Military conquest of England led The Duke of Normandy. It resulted in political and social changes in England. England gained close ties with Europe instead of Scandinavia because of this. -
Dec 24, 1100
Kynde
Nature -
Period: Dec 24, 1100 to Dec 25, 1500
Middle English
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Dec 24, 1440
The invention of the Printing Press
Johannes Guetenberg invented the Printing Press in 1440. The printing press greatly impacted the the European civilization. It made it possible to spread information fast and accurately. -
Dec 24, 1478
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
A collection of 24 stories that was mostly written in verse. They are about a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. -
Dec 24, 1492
The Discovery of North America
Henry VII crossed the Atlantic and discovered the mainland of North America -
Dec 24, 1500
Girl
Young person of either sex -
Period: Dec 24, 1500 to
Early Modern English
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Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
The First Folio is the first collection edition of William Shakespeare's plays, it was published 7 years after his death. He wrote 37 plays and 36 of them are in the First Folio. -
The American Revolution
It is also known as The Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independance. The British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict. After French assistance helped the Continental Army force the British to surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. The Americans had won their independence. -
Nature
The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations. -
Period: to
Modern English
