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History of the English Language Timeline

By Richard M. Atkin
  • Period: 450 to 1110

    Old English

  • End of the Roman Empire
    476

    End of the Roman Empire

  • Boethius writes the Consolation of Philosophy
    524

    Boethius writes the Consolation of Philosophy

  • Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
    1000

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

    It was written sometime between 700-1010
  • The Norman Invasion
    1071

    The Norman Invasion

    The Norman Invasion started in 1066 and ended in 1071
  • Period: 1110 to 1500

    Middle English

  • Marco Polo's Travels
    1295

    Marco Polo's Travels

  • Rise of the Ottoman Empire
    1299

    Rise of the Ottoman Empire

  • Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
    1400

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales where written between the years 1387-1400.
  • The invention of the printing press
    1440

    The invention of the printing press

  • The discovery of the Americas
    1492

    The discovery of the Americas

  • Period: 1500 to

    Modern English

  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

    The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783.
  • Invention of the computer

    Invention of the computer

    It was invented in 1822 but wasn't built until 1991
  • World War I

    World War I

    World War I started July 28, 1914 and ended November 11, 1918.
  • World War II

    World War II

    World War II started September 1, 1939 and ended September 2, 1945.