The History of the English Language

By HollieK
  • Period: 400 to

    The History of the English Language

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Suspected Date of Beowulf's Writings

    Suspected Date of Beowulf's Writings
  • Jan 1, 1066

    The Norman Invasion

  • Jan 1, 1167

    Oxford Universtiy Established

  • Jan 1, 1209

    Cambridge Universtiy Established

  • Period: Jan 1, 1210 to

    Middle English

  • Jan 1, 1362

    English is used in English Parliament for the first time

  • Jan 1, 1440

    The Invention of the Printing Press

  • Jan 1, 1450

    The Great Vowel Shift begins

  • Jan 1, 1475

    Chaucers Canterbury Tales

    Chaucers Canterbury Tales
  • Jan 1, 1492

    The Discover of North America

  • Jan 1, 1492

    The Discovery of the Americas

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Start of English Renaissance

  • Jan 1, 1539

    "The Great Bible" published

  • Period: to

    Early Modern English

  • Death of William Shakespeare

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • The American Revolution

  • Last Native Speaker of the Celtic Cornish Language dies

  • First Publication of "The Times" newspaper in London

    First Publication of "The Times" newspaper in London

  • Noah Webster publishes "The American Spelling Book"

  • Period: to

    Late Modern English

  • United States ends slavery after Civil War

  • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) founded

  • First edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" is published

  • India and Pakistan gain independence from Britain

  • "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" is begun

  • Period: to Dec 31, 1200

    Old English