The History of the English Language

  • Period: 400 to

    Time Period

  • Old English Words & Phrases
    500

    Old English Words & Phrases

    • welcumen (welcome)
    • godne mergen (good morning)
    • ic chawan na (i don't know)
  • Chinese Invention - Old
    700

    Chinese Invention - Old

    The Chinese invent gunpowder, mostly to use for fireworks.
  • Battle of Maldon - Old
    991

    Battle of Maldon - Old

  • The Discovery Of North America
    1000

    The Discovery Of North America

    This was roughly when North America was discovered, not by Christopher Columbus, but by the Norse colonies.
  • 1025

    Suspected Date Of Beowulf's Writing

    Beowulf is an Old English poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines and was written somewhere between 975-1025, the date is uncertain.
  • The Norman Invasion
    1066

    The Norman Invasion

  • European Crusade Establishment - Old
    1099

    European Crusade Establishment - Old

    The European Crusaders established the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
  • Middle English Words & Phrases
    1100

    Middle English Words & Phrases

    • so moot i gon (i swear)
    • stynt thy clappe (shut up)
  • Ottoman Empire - Middle
    1299

    Ottoman Empire - Middle

    The Ottoman Empire was founded.
  • 1397

    Three Countries Become One - Middle

    Norway, Sweden, and Denmark decide to unify and become one kingdom.
  • 1400

    Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

    Dates between 1387-1400
  • The Invention Of The Printing Press
    1440

    The Invention Of The Printing Press

    Invented by Johannes Gutenberg to transfer ink onto paper
  • Early Modern English Words & Phrases
    1485

    Early Modern English Words & Phrases

    • drops of sorrow (tears)
    • behoveful (necessary)
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus' Discovery - Middle

    Christopher Columbus believes he has found India, his findings were actually North America
  • Publication Of Shakespeare’s First Folio

    The First Folio had 36 plays in it and was the publication of Shakespeare's first collection.
  • Modern English Words & Phrases

    Modern English Words & Phrases

    • bling (expensive clothing or jewelry)
    • mini me (a person closely resembling a smaller or younger version of another)
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution spanned between 1765-1783.
  • HIV Virus Makes Progress - Modern

    HIV Virus Makes Progress - Modern

    HIV virus is traced down to chimpanzee subspecies.
  • 9/11 Attack - Modern

    9/11 Attack - Modern

    The bombing and terrorism of the World Trade Centers in New York City.
  • Haiti Rocked By Scale 7.0 Earthquake - Modern

    Haiti Rocked By Scale 7.0 Earthquake - Modern

    3 million people were harmed by the earthquake and 230,000 died.