The History of the English Language By rileyeroberts Period: 400 to 1066 OLD ENGLISH ERA 750 Suspected year of Beowulf's Writing 919 The Reign of Athelstan 1016 Cnut the Great becomes King of all England 1066 The Norman Invasion Period: 1066 to 1500 MIDDLE ENGLISH ERA 1215 The Signing of Magna Carta 1346 The Black Death 1387 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1440 Invention of the Printing Press 1492 Discovery of the Americas Period: 1500 to 2000 MODERN ENGLISH ERA 1611 King James Bible 1623 Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio 1760 The Industrial Revolution Beginning 1775 The American Revolution Beginning 1939 World War II
