History of the english language

  • Period: 400 to

    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

  • Shakespeares first folio

  • American revolution

  • End of Early Late Modern English

  • Start of Late Modern English

  • First steam train

  • American civil war

  • D Day Invasion of Normandy

  • Current Point in late modern english

  • Beowulfs possible creation span

  • Charlamage crowned leader of holy roman empire