History of English

By DeltaLima
  • 410

    The Normans leave Britain

  • 450

    Germanic tribes arrive at Britain

    The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.
  • 597

    Christian missionaries arrive at Britain

    Christianity becomes commonplace among Britain natives
  • 800

    Viking invasion

  • 1066

    Normandy invades Britain

  • 1337

    The 100-years war against France

    French words permeate English and becomes around 70% of modern English
  • Period: 1564 to

    William Shakespeare

    He allegedly created 2000 words and phrases
  • Period: to

    Britain expands to the rest of the world

    New versions of English developed around the world.

  • Britains land in 'America' for the first time

  • Period: to

    Development of American English

    Dutch, German, and Italian words are borrowed for common use.

  • Translation of the Bible

  • The Royal Society begins

    Where physicists in Britain gather. At first, they speak in Latin. Then, they speak in common English and create words for new discoveries.
  • Period: to

    Dictionary of the English Language

    It contained 40,000+ words
  • Period: to

    Development of Net English

    Abbreviations and words that exist solely for the purpose of computation