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the history of english

  • Period: 450 to 1150

    old english

  • Germanic invasions
    500

    Germanic invasions

  • the arrival of St. Augustine in 597 and the subsequent conversion of England to Latin Christianity.
    597

    the arrival of St. Augustine in 597 and the subsequent conversion of England to Latin Christianity.

  • the settlement in Britain of Jutes, Saxons, and Angles
    600

    the settlement in Britain of Jutes, Saxons, and Angles

  • the Viking invasions
    900

    the Viking invasions

  • the Norman Conquest
    1066

    the Norman Conquest

  • Period: 1150 to 1500

    middle english

  • The Katherine Group of writings
    1200

    The Katherine Group of writings

  • France takes Normandy
    1205

    France takes Normandy

  • the Statute of Pleading
    1362

    the Statute of Pleading

  • The death of Chaucer
    1400

    The death of Chaucer

  • Period: 1500 to

    modern english

  • Period: 1525 to

    William Shakespeare

    Along with many Renaissance writers, William Shakespeare creating new phrases and words for the language
  • the full flowering of the Renaissance

    the full flowering of the Renaissance

  • the publishing of the King James Bible

    the publishing of the King James Bible

  • Queen Anne died. Oxford and his fellow Tories, including Swift, lost power

    Queen Anne died. Oxford and his fellow Tories, including Swift, lost power

  • the completion of Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary

    the completion of Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary