The History of the English Language By HollieK Period: 400 to Dec 31, 2012 The History of the English Language Jan 1, 1000 Suspected Date of Beowulf's Writings Jan 1, 1066 The Norman Invasion Jan 1, 1167 Oxford Universtiy Established Jan 1, 1209 Cambridge Universtiy Established Period: Jan 1, 1210 to Dec 31, 1600 Middle English Jan 1, 1362 English is used in English Parliament for the first time Jan 1, 1440 The Invention of the Printing Press Jan 1, 1450 The Great Vowel Shift begins Jan 1, 1475 Chaucers Canterbury Tales Jan 1, 1492 The Discover of North America Jan 1, 1492 The Discovery of the Americas Jan 1, 1500 Start of English Renaissance Jan 1, 1539 "The Great Bible" published Period: Jan 1, 1601 to Dec 31, 1800 Early Modern English Jan 1, 1616 Death of William Shakespeare Jan 1, 1623 Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio Apr 19, 1775 The American Revolution Jan 1, 1777 Last Native Speaker of the Celtic Cornish Language dies Jan 1, 1788 First Publication of "The Times" newspaper in London Jan 1, 1788 Noah Webster publishes "The American Spelling Book" Period: Jan 1, 1801 to Dec 31, 2000 Late Modern English Jan 1, 1865 United States ends slavery after Civil War Jan 1, 1922 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) founded Jan 1, 1928 First edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" is published Jan 1, 1947 India and Pakistan gain independence from Britain Mar 2, 2022 "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" is begun Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Dec 31, 1200 Old English
