Middle English Period

  • Old English Period
    1066

    Old English Period

    A big effect in English culture when the Normans invaded England at the end of Old English Period.
  • Influece of French culture
    1066

    Influece of French culture

    The Culture of French was influeced by with the English by construction of castles and churchs.
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English Period

  • The most highlly regarded poem
    1204

    The most highlly regarded poem

    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which is about romance and folklore.
  • French
    1204

    French

    The influeced of French was established in the Middle English and continue in Modern English.
  • The loss of Normandy
    1204

    The loss of Normandy

    The king removed and important tie with French. Then a lot of ties were loosen.
  • London
    1204

    London

    The New World already uses its regional origins of the pronunciations of vocuabulary than use local dialect from London.
  • The Hundred Years
    1337

    The Hundred Years

    The hundred years war start and England and France were bitter enemies for that war. It was to use the language of French and English
  • The Peasants’ Revolt
    1381

    The Peasants’ Revolt

    led by Wat Tyler was the first rebellion where the population demand fro the exploitation. It marks the beginning of popular protest.
  • Henry IV
    1399

    Henry IV

    Oficial documents were written in English and Henry IV used English to claim the throne in this year.
  • English Language
    1400

    English Language

    By that year the English language was establish effectevely as language in England.
  • The Chancery office
    1430

    The Chancery office

    Start to integrage and recordkeeping documents written in English
  • Literacy
    1476

    Literacy

    William Caxton introduced the printing to England making the Literacy popular.
  • English Territorial
    1497

    English Territorial

    John Cabot travel to Nova Scotia, foreshadowing English territorial and discovering new overseas cultures that can be favorable to English.