English Language Timeline

By RobertoSalinas2
  • Period: 400 to

    English Language Timeline

  • 700

    Beowulf's Writing

    A poem written in Old English
  • 1066

    Norman Invasion

    Conquest of William, the Duke of Normandy.
  • 1301

    English becomes dominant in England

    English starts to appear more in England
  • 1450

    Invention of Printing Press

    This invention helped words stay the same and not change meaning.
  • 1476

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • Discovery of North America
    1492

    Discovery of North America

    Christopher Columbus discovers North America

  • The first English Dictionary was published

  • Shakespeare's first folio

    Shakespeare's first folio

    Shakespeare's first book
  • Books were cheaper and People began to read

    Books were cheaper and People began to read

  • The American Revolution

  • Change in Pronunciation Started

    A change in Early English