English Progression By Seward160 400 Old English 480 The Bible Is Completed and Published 750 Suspected Date of Beowulf's Writing 1066 The Norman Invasion 1169 England Colonizes Ireland 1200 Middle English 1387 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1440 Invention of the Printing Press 1450 The Renaissance Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Discovers the Americas 1517 Martin Luther Posts His 95 Theses 1600 Modern English 1620 Slave Trade Begins in America 1623 Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio 1760 Industrial Revolution Apr 19, 1775 American Revolution Sep 1, 1939 World War II
