The History of the English Language By Isabellabl Period: 400 to 2000 The History of the English Language Period: 450 to 1100 Old English 700 Beowulf's writing 950 Western Arabic Numerals 1023 Paper Money as Currency 1066 The Norman Invasion 1066 The construction of the Tower of London Period: 1100 to 1500 Middle English 1182 Magnetic Compass 1250 Gun 1268 The invention of Eyeglasses 1387 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1450 The invention of the printing press Oct 12, 1492 The discovery of the Americas Period: 1500 to 2000 Modern English 1604 Robert Cawdrey's Table Alphabetical Dictionary 1623 Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio 1775 The American Revolution 1914 World War I Sep 1, 1939 World War II 1989 Internet invention
