Lesson 1.05

By lferris
  • End of Christian Persecution in Rome
    337

    End of Christian Persecution in Rome

    Constantine I, ends persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
  • 476

    Rome Falls

    Deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer: traditional date for the Fall of Rome in the West.
  • Sep 13, 700

    Beowulf's Composing

  • Sep 13, 1066

    Reign of King William the Conqueror

    Result of Norman Invasion Example of Enlgish at this time: Lauerd me steres, noght wante sal me
  • Sep 13, 1099

    First Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1100

    Lief Ericcson Discovers America

  • Sep 13, 1100

    King William Rufus Dies

  • Sep 13, 1135

    King Henrey I Dies

  • Jan 2, 1372

    The Canterbury Tales

  • Printing Press
    Jan 1, 1440

    Printing Press

  • Shakespeare's First Folio

    Example of English at this time: "Julius Caesar" could be spelled "Julius Cæſar"

  • American Revolution

  • 9/11

  • Saddam Hussein Hung

  • Snooki's Baby Born

    Snooki's Baby Born

    By this point in time, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization have become near extinct concepts.
    Example of modern English: Yo dog y r u so mad

  • Final area of Western Rome Conquered

    Clovis defeats Syagrius and conquers the last free remnant of the Western Roman Empire. Example of English at this time: Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum