History of the English Language

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  • Period: 400 to

    History of the English Language

  • 450

    Invasion of Britain by Three Germanic Tribes

    Angles, Saxons, Jutes
  • Period: 450 to 1100

    Old English

    mann=man
    cyning=king
    mona=moon
    fedan=to feed
  • 792

    Vikings Raid Britain

  • 800

    Suspected Date of Beowulf's Writing

  • Alfred the Great Becomes King of Wessex
    871

    Alfred the Great Becomes King of Wessex

    Encourages English prose and translation of Latin works
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    The Normans brought with them a type of French language.
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

    anon=at once
    brenne=burn
    han=have
    quod=said
  • 1209

    Cambridge University Established

  • 1362

    First Use of English in Parliament

  • 1385

    English Replaces Latin in Schools

    English becomes the main language in all schools except at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
  • Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
    1394

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Collection of 24 Stories
    1387-1400
  • 1445

    The Invention of the Printing Press

    Johannes Gutenberg
    1440-1450
  • 1492

    The Discovery of North America

    Christopher Columbus
  • Period: 1500 to

    Early Modern English

    whence=from where
    doth=does
    art=are
    'twas=it was
  • Period: 1500 to

    Modern English

  • Publication of First English Dictionary

  • First Publication of "The Times" Newspaper in London

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    A collection of Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

    1775-1783
  • Period: to

    Late Modern English

    hard drive
    microchip
    vaccine
    nuclear

  • Publication of First Edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary"