English Literature By nelson208 Period: 400 to Jan 1, 2010 English Literature 450 Old English Period Began Jan 1, 1000 Suspected date of Beowulf writing Jan 1, 1066 Old English Period ended Middle English began Sep 28, 1066 Norman Invasion Began Jan 1, 1387 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Jan 1, 1439 Invention of the Printing Press Jan 1, 1632 Shakespeares first Folio Jan 1, 1777 American Revolution Jan 1, 1914 Modern English
