1.07 The History of the English Language Timeline By Yekul 400 Germanic invaders entered Britain on the east and south coasts Period: 400 to 1100 Old English Period: 400 to 2020 The History of the English Language Timeline 459 Death of St. Patrick 750 Suspected date of Beowulf's writing 907 China's T'ang dynasty comes to an end after almost three centuries of rule 1099 The First Crusade ends in victory for the Europeans as they conquer Jerusalem Period: 1100 to 1500 Middle English 1106 Battle of Tinchebray 1147 Second Crusade 1163 Work Began On Notre Dame- 1392 Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales 1436 The invention of the printing press 1492 The discovery of the Americas Period: 1500 to 2020 Modern English 1608 The first telescope is invented by German-Dutch spectacle-maker Hans Lippershey 1620 Mayflower and the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth 1623 Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio 1660 The Norman Invasion 1765 The American Revolution 1939 World War II 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) strikes the world
