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Examples - Fæder/Father - hlāf/loaf - rīċe/reich/realm
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The German invasion of the British Isles is widely considered to be the start of Old English.
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This is the suspected time of Beowulf's writings according to J.R.R. Tolkien. He believes that it has too many strong ties to paganism to be written more than a few generations after the strong arm of the Catholic church was put in place.
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These were the earliest recorded evidence found of Old English Manuscripts.
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The Danes raided England and Northumbria. This is when the influencing of the language slowly started.
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This was the invasion of the Normans that brought about the change from Old to Middle English
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It is beleived Oxford was founded around this time.
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Examples - ous silve/ourselves - wollde/wanted - Drihhtin/Lord
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The black death killed an estimated 75-200 million speakers including many scholars which caused people to switch to English as a more common language than Latin.
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English became more dominant than Latin around this time
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A collection of stories that were origninally published in 1387 and ended in 1400
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Most scholars believe that the printing press was created somewhere between 1440-1450. The printing press made it possible for more books to be printed in the common languages which allowed the peasants to read.
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In 1492 Columbus discovered America and introduced English to the natives.
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Examples - vnto/unto - thou/they - whiche/which
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First English settlmesnts start poppining up in America.
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The first English newspaper is started and sold in London, England
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This is the original Publication of Shakespeare's first work. Many scholars believe it to be the most influential book in English history.
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The first copyright law is instituted setting a standard for hundreds of years to come.
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The American Revolution changed the way many people in America speak today. It is believed that the American accent is how the British used to sound in the 1700s.
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Example - Example - Avacado - Him - Her
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The telegraph is invented allowing almost instant communication between distant lands.
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Standard English starts to take form in the US, Australia, India, plus many more British colonies.
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The first Oxford English Dictionary is founded creating, for the first time, a list of all the words in modern English.
