My Timeline

By Derek37
  • Beowulf's Writing
    400

    Beowulf's Writing

  • Period: 450 to Jan 1, 1150

    Old English

    In 731 Bede wrote the "Ecclesiastical history of the English People" in lattin
  • The Norman Ivasion
    Jan 1, 1066

    The Norman Ivasion

  • Period: Jan 1, 1150 to Jan 1, 1500

    Middle Enlish

    In 1362 the statue of pleading declared English as the official spoken language of the courts.
  • Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
    Jan 1, 1387

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • Invention of The Printing Press
    Jan 1, 1440

    Invention of The Printing Press

  • The Discovery of America
    Jan 1, 1492

    The Discovery of America

  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Modern English

    In 1476 ten thousand word were added to the Enlish language.
  • Publication of Shakespear's first Portfolio

    Publication of Shakespear's first Portfolio

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution