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English Language Timeline Project

By Nayelyn
  • Period: 400 to

    English Language Timespan 400 CE

  • 450

    Old English Period Began

    Art - are
    Bequeath - to give orleave by will
    Fullsome - rich
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Suspected Date of Beowulf writing

  • Jan 1, 1066

    Old English Period Ended, Middle Engish Began

    Anon - at once
    Burn - man;warrior
    Curiouse - careful;deligent
  • Norman Invasion Began
    Sep 26, 1066

    Norman Invasion Began

  • Jan 1, 1387

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • Invention of the Printing Press
    Jan 1, 1439

    Invention of the Printing Press

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Discovery of Americas

  • Jan 1, 1499

    Discovery of North America

  • Shakespears first Folio

  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

  • Modern English

    Anon - at once
    Burn - man;warrior
    Curiouse - careful;deligent
  • World War 1 began

    World War 1 began

  • World War 1 ended