History of the english language By fluffy panda Period: 400 to Jan 1, 2012 English evolution and some other stuff 450 Start of Old English 527 Justinian becomes byzantine emperor Jan 1, 1025 beowulfs possible creation span Sep 28, 1066 Norman invasion of england Aug 15, 1096 First English Crusade Jan 1, 1100 End of Old English Jan 1, 1100 Start of Middle English May 12, 1147 2nd Crusade Jun 24, 1215 Magna Carta Jan 1, 1340 Canterbury tales creation span Jan 1, 1370 Canterbury tales creation span Oct 30, 1374 Bubonic Plauge Jan 1, 1436 invention of the printing press Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of north america Jan 1, 1500 End of Middle English Jan 1, 1500 Start of Early Late Modern English Jan 1, 1623 Shakespeares first folio Apr 19, 1775 American revolution Jan 1, 1800 End of Early Late Modern English Jan 1, 1800 Start of Late Modern English Feb 22, 1804 First steam train Apr 12, 1861 American civil war Jun 6, 1994 D Day Invasion of Normandy Jan 1, 2012 Current Point in late modern english Mar 2, 2022 Beowulfs possible creation span Mar 2, 2022 Charlamage crowned leader of holy roman empire