English By lexiness Period: 450 to 1100 Old English 462 The Hunnic Invasions 650 Beowulf's Writing 1001 Roman Emperor Otto III dies at the age of twenty-two 1066 The Norman Invasion Period: 1100 to 1500 Middle English 1140 Khmer emperor Suryavarman II made a temple 1145 Henry II takes the throne 1147 Second Crusade 1182 Henry IV takes Rome and forcibly removes Gregory VII from power 1387 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1440 Printing Press 1492 Discovery of the Americas 1623 Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio 1775 American Revolution Period: 1800 to Sep 18, 2022 Modern English 1846 Mexican-American War 1939 World War II 2009 Lana Del Rey released "Video Games"
