English history assignment

The History of the English Language

By Millie Greenwood
  • The start of the English language
    400

    The start of the English language

  • The Old English Language
    450

    The Old English Language

    450-1100 AD
    Some of the words/phrases used in the period: mugwump, grubbling, rawgabbit, uhtceare, and lanspresado
  • 500

    Arthur's victory over the Saxons

    Old English time period
  • 507

    The Kingdom of Franks was won

    Old English time period
  • 531

    The Visigoth's retreated back to Spain to keep their empire in Europe

    Old English time period
  • 700

    Beowulf's writing

    The writing is thought to be written sometime in the 6th century.
  • 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    Old English time period
  • 1100

    Henry I of Beauclerc seizes the English Throne

    The Middle English time period
  • The Middle English Language
    1100

    The Middle English Language

    1100-1500 AD
    Some phrases used during the Middle English time period: "The apple of one's eye", "Baker's dozen", "To curry favor", "To play Devil's advocate", " Hue and cry"
  • Aug 2, 1100

    King William II of England dies

    Middle English time period
  • 1214

    Genghis Khan invades China and then captures Peking

    The Middle English time period
  • 1392

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales were written

    Middle English time period
  • 1440

    The Printing Press was invented

    Once the Printing Press was invented, the English language really started to change.
  • 1492

    The discovery of North America

    The Middle English time period
  • Early Modern English
    1500

    Early Modern English

    1500-1800 AD
    The pronunciation of vowels changed, so it changed the way a lot of the words in the English language were said.

  • The publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Early Modern English time period

  • The American Revolution

    1765-1783
    Early Modern English time period
  • Late Modern English

    Late Modern English

    1800-Present
    This is our time to improve the English language
    Phrases from the Late Modern English era: "You go girl", "Don't have a cow", "Cool your jets", "Cool beans", "Better late than never"

  • The Civil War

    1861-1865
    Late Modern English time period

  • The Invention of the airplane

    The Wright Brothers were the first to create the first man flown airplane.
    Late Modern English time period

  • The Great Depression

    1929-1933
    Late Modern English time period
  • The present day English language

    The present day English language