English Language By jnewwj 400 Old English Brabble- To argue loudly about something not important. 530 Beowulfs writing 871 Alfre the great came into throne 991 Battle of Maldon 1100 Middle English Deme- Judge, decide, suppose. 1280 Renaissance 1347 Black Death 1400 Chaucer Canterbury Tales 1450 Printing press was invented Jan 1, 1492 Discovery of North America 1500 Early Modern English 1529 Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire 1532 Conquest of Inca Empire 1623 William Shakespeare first folio 1700 Present English Doubt- A feeling of uncertainty. 1775 American Revolution 1861 Civil War 1944 Norman Invasion 1955 Civil Rights Movement 2001 Twin towers 2018 Today
