731 Bede - He was known as the Venerable. He wrote Ecclesiastical History of the English People to help teach the people about their history.
Jan 1, 1000
Suspected date of Beowulf writing Jan 1 1000
Mar 19, 1014
1014 Aethelred the Unready - He was driven out of England by the Danes. He had married a Norman woman so he sought refuge with his brother-in-law, the Duke of Normandy.
Apr 24, 1066
1066 William the Conqueror
Sep 1, 1066
Old English Period ended Middle English began 1 Jan 1066
Sep 28, 1066
Norman Invasion Began 28 Sep 1066
Jan 1, 1387
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Jan 1, 1439
Invention of the Printing Press
Oct 12, 1492
The discovery of North America, October 12th, 1492.
Jan 20, 1500
1500’s Great Vowel Shift
Jan 20, 1500
1500’s standardization of English establishes
Cawdry - He wrote the first dictionary of hard words.
