History of the English Language

  • Period: 400 to

    History of the English Language

  • 1000

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

  • 1075

    The Norman Invasion

    The Norman Invasion
  • 1392

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • 1492

    Discovery of North America

    Discovery of North America
  • Shakespeare's First Play

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • The American Revolution

  • Mark Twain's First Book "The Innocents Abroad" is Published

    Mark Twain's First Book "The Innocents Abroad" is Published
  • Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Is Published

  • The invention of the Printing Press

    The invention of the Printing Press