English

Old- English is established as Indo-European

300

3,000 BC

Old- Goths Enter Britian

410

in 410

Old- Romans WIthdraw from Britian

500

15th Century. Angles, Saxtons, and other Germans to go Britian to help and to claim land.

Old- Germanic People

Mar 17, 600

Who spoke West Germanic settled in Britian
5-6th century

MIddle- Cnut Crowned King of England

Mar 17, 1014

Encouraged Anglo-Saxon Culture and literature

Norman Invasion

Sep 17, 1066

Replaced native ruling class with French speaking monarchy

Beauwolf is written- early 18th Century

Jan 18, 1100

Is written in Old English

Middle- England

Mar 17, 1204

Becomes only place where Norman English is spoke

Chaucer's Canterburry Books

Mar 17, 1400

MIddle English

Printing Press

Mar 17, 1445

2nd millenium AD 1445

MIddle- William Caxton

Mar 17, 1474

Brings printing press to England and publishes first book in England, the Start of proper spelling

Americas Discovery

Mar 17, 1492

1st time in 1492 By Christopher Colombus
3rd time in 1498 he reached South America
4th time Landed in Central America

American Discovery

Mar 17, 1500

discovered 15th century- 17th Century

First English Dictionary

Mar 17, 1604

Published by Robert Cawdrey

Shakes Spears First Folio PUblished

Mar 17, 1623

Early MOdern English

First Grammar Old English

Mar 17, 1715

Published by Elisabeth Elstub

American Rvolution

Mar 17, 1754

1754-1763

Modern-Ireland Official languages

Mar 17, 1921

Gaelic and English were made official languages of Ireland this year.

Modern- Internet

Mar 17, 1988

Became commercially and publically useable

Modern- Texting

Mar 17, 1994

was intented this year

Modern- Historical Theasurus of Oxford English

Mar 17, 2009

was published, it was the 2nd edition.