English history By Rodrigo L 54 The Roman Invasion 450 The Anglo-Saxon Invasions Period: 450 to 1150 Old English 597 The Christian “Invasion” 750 The Viking Invasions 1066 The Norman Invasion Period: 1150 to 1500 Middle english 1210 English becomes the dominant language of all classes: Late 13th Century 1215 The Magna Carta 1337 Hundred Years' War 1347 Black Death 1455 War of the Roses 1499 The Great vowel Shift "15 centuary" Period: 1500 to 2025 Modern English 1609 First English Dictionary 1611 English translation of the Christian Bible 1623 Shakespear influence 1763 End of the Seven Years War Peace of Paris