The Old and Middle English Periods timeline

Period: 55 BCE to 55 BCE

The Old English Period

Julius Caesar invaded Britain. Many people started speaking the language of the Roman rulers to cope with the situation
Period: 55 BCE to Mar 9, 2017

Celtic people had lived in Britain for many centuries
Period: 50 BCE to 55 BCE

The Old English

Celtic people had been in Britain for many centuries
Period: 43 BCE to 43 BCE

The Old English Period

Roman occupation to make Britain Britannia. British-Celts continued to speak their own language
Period: 43 BCE to Mar 9, 2017

Roman occupation to make Britain Britannia
Period: 55 to 55

Julius Caesar invades Britain, British-Celts continued speaking their own language
Period: 400 to 410

The Old English

Roman legionnaires were kicked out of Britain, then the Picts from the north and the Sots from the west, savagely attacked the unprotecter British Celt who did not have weaponry and also Germanic sea raiders called the Saxons took advantage of them
Period: 400 to 400

Cristianity introduction to the Brittish Isles by the Celts
Period: 410 to 410

Roman legionnaires were kicked out of Britain. Then the Picts from the north and the Scots fro the West savagely attacked the uprotected British Celts and the Germanic sea raiders called the Saxons also attacked them
449

Old English Period

Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians began to occupy Great Britain. They dispossesed the Briton subjugating them with cruelty. Major population was changed to English speakers. The west saxon, kentish, northumbrian and anglian dialects were spoken. This Period was reach in Poetry
Period: 449 to 449

Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians began to occupy Great Britain. They despossesed the Briton subjugating them with cruelty. Major population was changed to English speakers. Dialects were West saxon, kentish, northumbrian and anglian. Rich in poetry
Period: 597 to 597

Pope Gregory I sent missionaries to the Angles and Saint Augustine, the leader began conversion by baptizing King Ethelbert of Kent
Period: Mar 9, 664 to Mar 9, 664

The Synod of Whitby aligned the English with Roman rather than Celtic Christianity, linking English culture with mainstream Europe
Period: Mar 9, 730 to Mar 9, 730

The venerable Bede produced his Ecclesiastical History of the English people
Period: Mar 9, 787 to Mar 9, 787

The Scandinavian invasion began along the northeast sea coast
Period: Mar 9, 825 to Mar 9, 825

The seven kingdoms of the Germanic settlement reigned through Ethelbert king of Kent which was the wealthiest and most culture centered of the 7 kingdoms
Period: Mar 9, 865 to Mar 9, 865

The Scandinnavian occupied northeastern Britain and began a campaign to conquer all of England. Vikings also invaded and leyends about them were told.
Period: Mar 9, 871 to Mar 9, 871

Alfred became king of Wessex and reigned until 899, retaking the city of London, establishing the Danelaw, securing the kingship of all England for himself and his successors, producing or sponsoring the translation of latin works into english
Period: Mar 9, 878 to Mar 9, 878

Vikings gained possession of the whole eastern part of England
Period: Mar 9, 899 to Mar 9, 899

The supremacy of Kent passed to Northumbria, then Mercia and finally to Wessex with kings from Egbert and his grandson the superlative Great Alfred
Period: Mar 9, 987 to Mar 9, 987

AElfric, the homilist and grammarian, wento to the abbey of Cerne, where he became the major prose writer of the Old English period and of its Benedictine Revival and produced a model of prose style which influenced for many centuries to come
Period: Mar 9, 991 to Mar 9, 991

Olaf Tryggvason invaded England and the English were defeated at the battle of Maldon
Period: Mar 9, 1000 to Mar 9, 1000

The manuscript of the Old English epic Beowuld was written
Period: Mar 9, 1016 to Mar 9, 1016

Canute became king of England establishing a Danish dynasty. Vikings second conquest took place
Period: Mar 9, 1042 to Mar 9, 1042

The Danish dynasty ended with the deth of King Hardicanute and Edward the Confessor became King of England
Period: Mar 9, 1066 to Mar 9, 1066

Edward the Confessor died and Harold reigned, last of the Anglo-Saxon kings. He died fighting against the invading army of William, duke of Normandy, who was crowned king on Dec 25
Period: Mar 9, 1066 to Mar 9, 1066

The Normands conquered England replacing the native English with the Anglo-norman and introducing Norman french as the government language. Edward did not have children so Willian challenged Harold who was appointed because there was no successor
Period: Mar 9, 1100 to Mar 9, 1500

MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD BEGAN
Period: Mar 9, 1204 to Mar 9, 1204

King John lost Normandy to the French, beginning the loosening of ties between England and the continent. England was trilingual: latin for church, french for government and english for the majority of the country
Period: Mar 9, 1258 to Mar 9, 1258

King Henry III a royal proclamation was issued. A council and the English constitution and parliament created to oversee government
Period: Mar 9, 1337 to Mar 9, 1337

The 100 years began and lasted until 1453 promoting English nationalism.
Period: Mar 9, 1348 to Mar 9, 1350

The Black Death killed one third of the English population and the plague continued for the rest of the century.
Period: Mar 9, 1362 to Mar 9, 1362

The Statue of Pleadings was enacted, requiring all court proceedings to be conducted in English
Period: Mar 9, 1381 to Mar 9, 1381

The Peasant´s Revolt led by Wat Tyler was the first rebellion of the working class against exploitation, failed but set a point
Period: Mar 9, 1384 to Mar 9, 1384

John Wycliffe translated the Bible into English (the first complete version). He challenged the authority of church and populirized doctrines that anticipated the Reformation
Period: Mar 9, 1400 to Mar 9, 1400

Geoffrey Chaucer died, English poet who influenced greatly. English was already established as the language of the English
Period: Mar 9, 1430 to Mar 9, 1430

The Chancery office was created to keep records of what became the written standards of English
Period: Mar 9, 1476 to Mar 9, 1476

William Caxton brought printing to England, literacy was promoted to all the population. Le Morte Darthur was one of the first and most important printings
Period: Mar 9, 1484 to Mar 9, 1484

Henry Tudor became king of England, ending the War of Roses which lasted for 30 years and introducing the Tudor dynasty for 118 yers
Period: Mar 9, 1497 to Mar 9, 1497

John Cabot sailed to Nova Scotia to start English expansion overseas. London speech became standard for all England because of its large size, weath and importance as a city.
Period: Mar 9, 1500 to Mar 9, 1500

In the middle age of English consonants, vowels and diphthongs changed consistently to leave what we have now. The loss of schwa in final syllables was also implemented.

The Old English Period

Celtic people had lived in Britain for many centuries

The Old English

The Old English Period

Roman occupation to make Britain Britannia

Julius Caesar invades Britain, British-Celts continued speaking their own language

The Old English

Cristianity introduction to the Brittish Isles by the Celts

Roman legionnaires were kicked out of Britain. Then the Picts from the north and the Scots fro the West savagely attacked the uprotected British Celts and the Germanic sea raiders called the Saxons also attacked them

Old English Period

Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians began to occupy Great Britain. They despossesed the Briton subjugating them with cruelty. Major population was changed to English speakers. Dialects were West saxon, kentish, northumbrian and anglian. Rich in poetry

Pope Gregory I sent missionaries to the Angles and Saint Augustine, the leader began conversion by baptizing King Ethelbert of Kent

The Synod of Whitby aligned the English with Roman rather than Celtic Christianity, linking English culture with mainstream Europe

The venerable Bede produced his Ecclesiastical History of the English people

The Scandinavian invasion began along the northeast sea coast

The seven kingdoms of the Germanic settlement reigned through Ethelbert king of Kent which was the wealthiest and most culture centered of the 7 kingdoms

The Scandinnavian occupied northeastern Britain and began a campaign to conquer all of England. Vikings also invaded and leyends about them were told.

Alfred became king of Wessex and reigned until 899, retaking the city of London, establishing the Danelaw, securing the kingship of all England for himself and his successors, producing or sponsoring the translation of latin works into english

Vikings gained possession of the whole eastern part of England

The supremacy of Kent passed to Northumbria, then Mercia and finally to Wessex with kings from Egbert and his grandson the superlative Great Alfred

AElfric, the homilist and grammarian, wento to the abbey of Cerne, where he became the major prose writer of the Old English period and of its Benedictine Revival and produced a model of prose style which influenced for many centuries to come

Olaf Tryggvason invaded England and the English were defeated at the battle of Maldon

The manuscript of the Old English epic Beowuld was written

Canute became king of England establishing a Danish dynasty. Vikings second conquest took place

The Danish dynasty ended with the deth of King Hardicanute and Edward the Confessor became King of England

Edward the Confessor died and Harold reigned, last of the Anglo-Saxon kings. He died fighting against the invading army of William, duke of Normandy, who was crowned king on Dec 25

The Normands conquered England replacing the native English with the Anglo-norman and introducing Norman french as the government language. Edward did not have children so Willian challenged Harold who was appointed because there was no successor

MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD BEGAN

King John lost Normandy to the French, beginning the loosening of ties between England and the continent. England was trilingual: latin for church, french for government and english for the majority of the country

King Henry III a royal proclamation was issued. A council and the English constitution and parliament created to oversee government

The 100 years began and lasted until 1453 promoting English nationalism.

The Black Death killed one third of the English population and the plague continued for the rest of the century.

The Statue of Pleadings was enacted, requiring all court proceedings to be conducted in English

The Peasant´s Revolt led by Wat Tyler was the first rebellion of the working class against exploitation, failed but set a point

John Wycliffe translated the Bible into English (the first complete version). He challenged the authority of church and populirized doctrines that anticipated the Reformation

Geoffrey Chaucer died, English poet who influenced greatly. English was already established as the language of the English

The Chancery office was created to keep records of what became the written standards of English

William Caxton brought printing to England, literacy was promoted to all the population. Le Morte Darthur was one of the first and most important printings

Henry Tudor became king of England, ending the War of Roses which lasted for 30 years and introducing the Tudor dynasty for 118 yers

John Cabot sailed to Nova Scotia to start English expansion overseas. London speech became standard for all England because of its large size, weath and importance as a city.

In the middle age of English consonants, vowels and diphthongs changed consistently to leave what we have now. The loss of schwa in final syllables was also implemented.