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Period: 400 to
The history of the english language
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Nov 16, 673
Birth of the Venerable Bede (Old English)
A monk who wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People. -
Jan 1, 700
Beowulf's writing (Old English)
"... alegdon tha tomiddes maerne theoden laeleth hiofende hlaford leofne ongunnon tha on beorge bael-fyra maest wigend weccan wudu-rec astah sweart ofer swiothole swogende leg wope bewunden" -
Nov 16, 700
The earliest manuscript records of Old English.
Welcome = Welcumen
Hello = Ēalā
My name is = Mīn nama is -
Jan 1, 1041
The printing press (1041-1048)
the printing press was a device used to apply pressure to an inked surface onto a peice of paper or cloth. -
Nov 16, 1066
The norman invasion (conquest of england)
The conquest brought a bunch of changes in all the phases of english life. -
Nov 16, 1150
Earliest surviving texts in Middle English.
Psalm 23 "Lauerd me steres, noght wante sal me:
In stede of fode þare me louked he.
He fed me ouer watre ofe fode,
Mi saule he tornes in to gode.
He led me ouer sties of rightwisenes,
For his name, swa hali es..." ect -
Jan 1, 1171
Henry II declares himself overlord of Ireland
About this time the University of Oxford was created. Introducing Norman French and English to the country. -
Jan 1, 1209
Scholars from Oxford created The University of Cambridge
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Jan 1, 1400
Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, between 1387 and 1400 -
Jan 1, 1492
The discovery of North America
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Jan 1, 1500
The first English settlements are made in North America
Early 16th century
William Tyndale's English translation of the Bible is published. Many Greek and Latin borrowings enter English. -
William Bullokar's Pamphlet for Grammar is published
The first grammar of English -
Jamestown, Virgina The first permanent English settlement.
The first permanent English settlement in America is established at Jamestown, Virginia -
Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio
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The american revolution
The American Revolution was a political battle that took place between 1765 and 1783 -
Danes raid England (Old English)
Danes raid England in the Mid 9th century , occupy Northumbria, and establish a kingdom at York. Danish begins to influence English.
