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410
The Goths sack Rome
The first Germanic tribes arrive in Britain. -
Jan 1, 700
Earliest Manuscript Records of Old English.
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Jan 1, 731
Venerable Bede (Old English)
The monk who composed The Ecclesiastical History of the English People. It was written in Latin. Example of an Old English phrase: Gōdne morgen. meaning good morning -
Jan 1, 900
English and Danes Mix (Old English)
The words sister, wish, skin, and die came into the language. -
Jan 1, 975
Beowulfs Writing ( Old Engilsh)
Considered by some scholars to be one of Old English most important writings. Old English Phrase: Iċ þæt ne undergiete. meaning "I don't understand" -
Oct 10, 1066
The Norman Invasion (Beginning of Middle Ages)
William, duke of Normandy, invades -
Jan 1, 1209
University of Cambridge is founded (Middle English)
Public research university founded by oxford scholars. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta (Middle English)
The Magna Carta has been used for the last 800 years in laws and constitution. -
Jan 1, 1348
English Translation of The Bible
John Wycliffe publishes his English translation of The Bible -
Jan 1, 1362
Statue of Pleading (Middle English)
The Statute of Pleading makes English the official language in England. Parliament is opened with its first speech delivered in English. -
Jan 1, 1400
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Middle English)
Geoffrey Chaucer writing about a pilgrimage to Canterbury England. Thirty Pilgrims were each to have told two tales on the way and again on the return journey. Middle English word: maistow, maystow: may you, you may -
Jan 1, 1440
The invention of the Printing Press (Middle English)
William Gutenberg who was a gold smith was the inventor on the press. Middle English word: fay, fey: faith -
Aug 3, 1492
The discovery of North America (Middle English)
Christopher Columbus is credited as the explorer who made the Americas known to the European people. -
Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio (Early Modern English)
These plays were put together after Shakespeare's death. -
The American Revolution (Early Modern English)
The American Revolution dates from 19 April 1775 through 3 September 1783 Early Modern English words: acknown: aware. [Othello] adventure my discretion: risk my reputation. [The Tempest] aery: nest. [Hamlet] -
Texting (Late Modern)
Test messaging became mainstream by the year 2000 with an average of 35 messages per month. A small number compared with today's use an average of 2022 per month. -
Facebook (Late Modern)
With the launch of Facebook people could communicate and maintain friendships across the globe with numerous people at once. -
The Use of Acronyms (Late Modern)
Acronyms have now become a mainstream way of communication.
