The History of English By natallew 400 The Romans withdrew from Britain Period: 400 to 1150 Old English eald- old hus- house brodor- brother 597 St. Augustine arrived in Britain 800 Beowulf was composed 1066 The Norman conquest under William the conqueror Period: 1066 to 1500 Middle English eek- also anon- at once lite- little 1167 Oxford University is established 1387 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1440 the printing press was invented 1492 North America was discovered 1539 "The Great Bible" was published 1623 Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio 1775 American Revolution Period: 1865 to 2018 Modern English pen, light, apple, house 1989 The second addition to the Oxford Dictionary was published 2000 Euro falls record low to the US dollar 2012 Suicide bomber kills 26 and wounds 63
