British Literature Timeline By BeckyRodenburg 100 Beowulf 110 The Dream of Rood Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1500 The Middle Ages Apr 7, 600 The Battle Apr 7, 1400 Chaucer Apr 8, 1469 Le Morte d'Arthur Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1800 The Early Modern Period Apr 7, 1500 Sir Thomas Wyatt Apr 7, 1584 The First Voyage Apr 7, 1595 The Discovery of Guiana Apr 7, 1600 Raleigh Apr 7, 1601 Othello Apr 7, 1606 Macbeth Apr 7, 1611 The Winter's Tale Period: Jan 1, 1640 to Jan 1, 1820 The Restoration and 18th Century Apr 7, 1662 Hudibras Apr 7, 1664 Paradise Lost Apr 7, 1670 History of the Royal Society Apr 7, 1820 Ivanhoe Apr 7, 1820 Charles Dickens