A Look At The English Language History

By feelingsofly
  • English replaces Latin
    Jun 9, 1348

    English replaces Latin

    English replaces Latin in most schools as the language of instruction.
  • The Canterbury Tales
    Oct 15, 1388

    The Canterbury Tales

    Written by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • The Great Vowel Shift
    Aug 21, 1400

    The Great Vowel Shift

    The great vowel shift made a major change in how the english language was pronounced.
  • The First English Printing Press
    Nov 18, 1476

    The First English Printing Press

    Established by William Caxton
  • Table Alphabeticall

    Table Alphabeticall

    The first English dictionary was published.
  • The Daily Courant

    The Daily Courant

    The Daily Courant was the first newspaper ever published reguraly in London.
  • Samuel Johnson publishes an English Dictionary

    Samuel Johnson publishes an English Dictionary

    It wasn't the first English Dictionary, but it still was an important part of the English History.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    July 4th, also known as the holiday "The 4th of July", was the day Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to give independence to the 13 American colonies.