English 12 Lesson 1.07

By Nicolas Nussbacher
  • Period: 450 to 1100

    Old English

  • 500

    The Invasion of the Germanic Tribes

    Three Germanic Tribes invaded the British Isles and force the Celtic speaking people.
  • Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
    700

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

    An Epic poem with an unknown author was written in an Old English style
  • The Invasion of the Danes and Norseman
    878

    The Invasion of the Danes and Norseman

    After the invasion the English language inherited some Norse word
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    This invasion had brought had affected the English language because the English language had inherited some from french woulds.
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

  • 1340

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    A collection of 24 stories written in an middle English style.
  • The Printing Press
    1440

    The Printing Press

    The Printing Press made it possible to print large amount of copies quickly without writing by hand.
  • Americas Discovery
    1492

    Americas Discovery

    Christopher Columbus discovers of America.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Modern English

  • The English Renaissance

    This was when Greek and Latin entered the English Language
  • Shakespeare's Publication of his first Folio

    Shakespeare's Publication of his first Folio

    This was when Shakespeare the greatest play wright in History Published his first Portfolio.

  • The American Revolution

  • The industrial Revolution

    The industrial Revolution

    In the Industrial Revolution New words had to be made and modification to oldones due to the vast increase of technology.