The British History

By merks
  • Ecclesiastical History of the English People
    Feb 16, 731

    Ecclesiastical History of the English People

    Bede wrote Ecclesiastical History of the English People which taught them about their history.
  • The Hundred Years' War
    Jun 17, 1204

    The Hundred Years' War

    A war started between England and France. It had an impact on the development of the English language because France
    and england became enimies. The English people didn't want to use French words anymore so the British began to want to learn and speak English.
  • The Black Death
    Jan 24, 1348

    The Black Death

    The Black Death killed people in England. It had an impact on the English people because so many people died, there werent many laborers. Laborers became more valued, so their language became more important.
    The lower class became the middle class and their language became more important too.
  • Statue of Pleading
    Jun 18, 1362

    Statue of Pleading

    This law made english the official language in England.
  • Queen Elizabeth I Born
    Sep 7, 1533

    Queen Elizabeth I Born

    She was born September 7, 1533
  • Queen Elizabeth Crowned
    Jan 15, 1559

    Queen Elizabeth Crowned

    Queen Elizabeth was crowned January 15, 1559 at Westminster Abbey
  • Shakespeare Born
    Apr 23, 1564

    Shakespeare Born

    William Shakespeare was born April 23, 1564 in Stratford upon Avon, England.
  • From plays to Sonnets

    From plays to Sonnets

    London Theatres close due to the The Black Death
    Shakepeare begins writing Sonnets which were probably completed in 1597
  • Grim's law

    Grim's law

    Jacob Grim found that most languages' orgin is Sanskirt, Greek and Latin.
  • Converting

    Converting

    597 St. Augustine wanted to convert Britain to Christianity. This changed the English language because
    it gave many new religious words and ideas to the English authors and people.