The History of English By mshalaina 450 Anglo-Saxon Settlement of Britian Begins 460 Earliest Old English Inscriptions 597 Arrival of St. Augustine Jan 14, 600 Anglo-Saxon language covers most of modern-day England Jan 14, 792 Viking Raids of Britain Begin Jan 14, 800 Suspected date of Beowulf writing Jan 14, 871 "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" is begun Jan 14, 1154 "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" discontinued Jan 14, 1167 Oxford University established Jan 14, 1385 English replaces Latin as main language in schools Jan 14, 1388 Chaucer begins "The Canterbury Tales" Jan 14, 1450 The Great Vowel Shift begins Jan 14, 1500 Start of English Renaissance Jan 14, 1616 Death of William Shakespeare Jan 14, 1623 First Folio of Shakespeare's works is published Jan 14, 1865 United States ends slavery after Civil War Jan 14, 1940 End of World War Two Jan 14, 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall Mar 14, 2012 Technology readiness tool available to assist with transition to online assessments
