History of English By l@cyb 1969 BCE The Moon Landing 1945 BCE World War ll 1783 BCE The American Revolution 1760 BCE The Industrial Revolution Begins 1651 BCE The English Civil War 1623 BCE The Publication of Shakespear's First Folio Period: 1500 BCE to 2000 BCE Modern English Era 1492 BCE The Discovery of the Americas 1455 BCE The Wars of the Roses Begin 1440 BCE The Invention of the Printing Press By Johannes Gutenberg, Though the influence spread to England later. 1400 BCE Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1351 BCE The Black Death 1215 BCE The Magna Carta Period: 1150 BCE to 1500 BCE Middle Engish Era 1066 BCE The Norman Invasion 1000 BCE Suspected Date of Beowulf's Writing 793 BCE Viking Raids on England Begin 597 BCE The Christianization of England 476 BCE The Fall of the Western Roman Empire Period: 400 BCE to 1150 BCE Old English Era