ABCDEFG this timeline will tell you how this language came to be!

  • Earliest manuscripts
    May 20, 1150

    Earliest manuscripts

    Earliest surviving manuscripts in Middle English.
    The earliest known Middle English manuscripts were made.
  • English replaces Latin
    May 20, 1348

    English replaces Latin

    In most schools,the English language replaced Latin as the language of instruction.
  • Replaces French
    May 20, 1362

    Replaces French

    English replaces French as the "language of the law". It is used in Parliment for the very first time.
  • First English Printing Press
    May 20, 1476

    First English Printing Press

    William Caxton created the first printing press in English.
  • A star is born!
    May 20, 1564

    A star is born!

    Shakespeare the great playwriter, who changed the English language forever,was born.
  • Table Alphabeticall

    Table Alphabeticall

    Table Alphabeticall was the first english dictionairy. It was published.
  • Death of Shakespheare

    Death of Shakespheare

    Shakespeare, the great English playwriter and poet died.
  • Newspaper

    Newspaper

    The first daily newspaper in English was published in London.