History of the English Language

By chasem
  • Period: 400 to

    English Language

  • 700

    Beowulf's Writing

    Old English
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    Replaced the English language with French
  • 1347

    The Black Plague

    A deadly infection that started in England
  • 1387

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Middle English
  • 1440

    The invention of the Printing Press

    Brought to England in 1476 and became a success
  • 1492

    The discovery of North America

    Christopher Colombus Discovered America

  • Shakespeare's First Folio

    Early Modern English

  • The American Revolution

    American and British war

  • The French Revolution

    Period of major social upheaval

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