The History of the English Language

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  • Period: 400 to 1100

    Old English

  • Period: 400 to

    Timeline

  • Death of Julius Nepos
    480

    Death of Julius Nepos

    Last Roman Emperor to be recognized as such by the Roman Senate and the Eastern court.
  • Tikal becomes the first great Maya city
    500

    Tikal becomes the first great Maya city

  • Sui dynasty in China
    581

    Sui dynasty in China

    China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years
  • Beowulf Suspected Writing
    750

    Beowulf Suspected Writing

  • The Norman Invasion
    1066

    The Norman Invasion

  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English

  • The University of Oxford is founded
    1117

    The University of Oxford is founded

  • The Hanseatic League is founded
    1158

    The Hanseatic League is founded

    This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and central Europe
  • Minamoto no Yoritomo is appointed Sei-i Taishōgun
    1192

    Minamoto no Yoritomo is appointed Sei-i Taishōgun

    He is the first of a long line of military dictators to bear this title. The institution would last until 1913.
  • Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
    1387

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

  • The invention of the printing press
    1436

    The invention of the printing press

  • The discovery of the Americas
    1492

    The discovery of the Americas

  • Period: 1500 to

    Modern English

  • Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David
    1501

    Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David

  • Jamestown, Virginia, is settled

    Jamestown, Virginia, is settled

    Jamestown, Virginia, is settled as what would become the first permanent English colony in North America.
  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • Russo-Swedish War

    Russo-Swedish War

    1788–1790
  • World War II

    World War II

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