History of English

  • 400

    Romans withdraw from England

  • 410

    Germanic tribes arrive

  • Period: 450 to Feb 2, 1150

    Old English Period

  • Feb 2, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

  • Period: Feb 2, 1150 to Feb 2, 1500

    Middle English Period

  • Period: Feb 2, 1313 to Feb 2, 1400

    Chaucer

  • Feb 2, 1350

    GVS starts

  • Feb 2, 1350

    English taught in schools

  • Feb 2, 1476

    Caxtoh's printing press

  • Period: Feb 2, 1500 to

    Early Modern English

  • Period: to

    Shakespeare

  • King James Bible

  • GVS ends

  • Period: to

    Later Modern English

  • Samuel Johnson's dictionary

  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • Education Act

  • OED 2nd edition

  • Internet concieved

  • Internet available for use

  • SMS

  • 1st social network site

  • Saxons invade

  • Vikings invade

  • Period: to

    Translation of Latin into English

  • Period: to Feb 2, 1200

    Beowolf?