The History of the English Language By kursenbach Period: 400 to Sep 7, 2012 History of the English Language Period: 500 to Sep 7, 1100 OLD ERA Sep 7, 700 Earliest manuscripts of Old English Sep 7, 1000 Beowulf's Writing Sep 7, 1066 Norman Invasion Sep 7, 1066 King Harold is killed at Battle of Hastings Period: Sep 7, 1100 to Sep 7, 1500 MIDDLE ERA Sep 7, 1209 University of Cambridge formed Sep 7, 1342 Chaucer Canterbury's Tales Sep 7, 1399 King Henry's first speech in English Sep 7, 1440 Printing Press Invented Sep 7, 1492 North America Discovered Period: Sep 7, 1500 to Sep 7, 2012 MODERN ERA Sep 8, 1553 Publication of Thomas Wilson's "The Art of Rhetorique" Sep 8, 1607 First Permanent English Settlement in Jamestown, VA Sep 7, 1623 Publication of Shakespear's First Folio Sep 8, 1709 First Copyright Act in England Sep 7, 1775 American Revolution Mar 2, 2022 Alfred the Great defeats vikings
