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In 43 BCE, the Romans invade Britain and begin 400 years of Roman empirical rule.
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After 400 years of Roman rule, the Saxons, Angles, and Jutes sail to the British Aisles. Old English develops from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. Old English was completely different from Modern English of today and is nearly impossible for a native English speaker to read without special training.
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History video about Early Modern English
There are debates about what even triggered the start of Early Modern English, but it is agreed upon that it is around the late 15th Century. -
The first real English dictionary.
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Modern English is the English of today (the present) and continues to move forward and linguistically evolve just as the English which came before it.
