History of english

The History of Englsih

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  • Period: 400 to

    History of the English Language

  • Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1050

    Old English

  • Jan 1, 700

    Cædmon’s Hymn

  • Jan 1, 1020

    The Charter of Cnut

  • Period: Jan 1, 1051 to Jan 1, 1480

    Middle English

  • The Norman Invasion
    Jan 1, 1066

    The Norman Invasion

  • Jan 1, 1200

    Ormulum

    Middle English: Forrþrihht anan se time comm Translation: As soon as the time came
  • Jan 1, 1258

    The Provisions of Oxford

  • Jan 1, 1362

    Pleading in English Act

  • Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
    Jan 1, 1392

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • The Invention of the Printing Press
    Jan 1, 1439

    The Invention of the Printing Press

  • Jan 1, 1450

    The Great Vowel Shift

  • Period: Jan 1, 1481 to

    Modern English

  • Discovery of the Americas
    Jan 1, 1492

    Discovery of the Americas

  • Jan 1, 1497

    The Discovery of North America

  • Jan 1, 1540

    First English Bible/Prayer Book

  • Shakespeare's First Folio

    Shakespeare's First Folio

    Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting
    That would not let me sleep. Methought I lay
    Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. Rashly—
    And prais'd be rashness for it—let us know
    Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well...
    Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2, 4–8

  • First Full English Dictionary

  • The American Revolution.

    The American Revolution.

  • The Industrial Revolution

  • Beowolf

    Beowolf

    Old English: hū ðā æþelingas ellen fremedon Translation: how those athelings (noblemen) did ellen (fortitude/courage/zeal) freme (promote)

  • Christian Missionaries Arrive