-
300
Old- English is established as Indo-European
3,000 BC -
410
Old- Goths Enter Britian
in 410 -
500
Old- Romans WIthdraw from Britian
15th Century. Angles, Saxtons, and other Germans to go Britian to help and to claim land. -
Mar 17, 600
Old- Germanic People
Who spoke West Germanic settled in Britian
5-6th century -
Mar 17, 1014
MIddle- Cnut Crowned King of England
Encouraged Anglo-Saxon Culture and literature -
Sep 17, 1066
Norman Invasion
Replaced native ruling class with French speaking monarchy -
Jan 18, 1100
Beauwolf is written- early 18th Century
Is written in Old English -
Mar 17, 1204
Middle- England
Becomes only place where Norman English is spoke -
Mar 17, 1400
Chaucer's Canterburry Books
MIddle English -
Mar 17, 1445
Printing Press
2nd millenium AD 1445 -
Mar 17, 1474
MIddle- William Caxton
Brings printing press to England and publishes first book in England, the Start of proper spelling -
Mar 17, 1492
Americas Discovery
1st time in 1492 By Christopher Colombus
3rd time in 1498 he reached South America
4th time Landed in Central America -
Mar 17, 1500
American Discovery
discovered 15th century- 17th Century -
First English Dictionary
Published by Robert Cawdrey -
Shakes Spears First Folio PUblished
Early MOdern English -
First Grammar Old English
Published by Elisabeth Elstub -
American Rvolution
1754-1763 -
Modern-Ireland Official languages
Gaelic and English were made official languages of Ireland this year. -
Modern- Internet
Became commercially and publically useable -
Modern- Texting
was intented this year -
Modern- Historical Theasurus of Oxford English
was published, it was the 2nd edition.
