English Language By ketchs Period: 400 to Jan 1, 2012 English Language 500 Beowulf’s writing initiated 871 King Alfred translated Latin works into English 900 English Danes mix many Scandinavian loan words into the English language 1066 Norman Invasion 1171 Henry II declares himself overlord of Ireland, introduced Norman French and English to country, Oxford was founded 1209 University of Cambridge is founded 1215 Magna Carta is signed, document that lead to the rule of the Constitution of the English-Speaking world 1440 Invention of the printing press 1476 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1492 America is discovered 1622 “Weekly News” first English newspaper 1623 Publication of Shakespeare’s first Folio 1667 John Milton published his epic poem “Paradise Lost” 1702 “The Daily Courant,” first regular daily newspaper in english is published in London 1776 American Revolution
