Shakespeare

The History Of The English Language in Texts

  • 400

    Celtic Occupation

    Celtic Occupation
  • Apr 9, 700

    Viking Invasions Begin

    Viking Invasions Begin
  • Period: Oct 7, 700 to

    Viking Invasions

  • Jun 16, 731

    St Bede's Eccelsiastical History of The English Nation

    St Bede's Eccelsiastical History of The English Nation
  • Oct 14, 1066

    Norman Invasions

    Norman Invasions
  • Oct 7, 1137

    The Peterbourogh Chronicles

  • Period: Jan 1, 1150 to Jan 1, 1470

    MIddle English Period

  • Period: Jan 1, 1350 to

    The Great Vowel Shift

  • Apr 3, 1367

    Henry IV - First English Speaking King since 1066, is born

    Henry IV - First English Speaking King since 1066, is born
  • Aug 8, 1387

    The Canterbury Tales

    The Canterbury Tales
  • May 29, 1422

    The First of the Paston Letters is written

    The First of the Paston Letters is written
  • Period: Jan 1, 1470 to

    Renasissance English

  • Nov 8, 1476

    The Pinting Press Is Introduced to England

    The Pinting Press Is Introduced to England
  • Apr 26, 1564

    William Shakespeare Born

    William Shakespeare Born
  • First British Exploration of America

    First British Exploration of America
  • The Gunpowder Plot Letter

    The Gunpowder Plot Letter
  • Vowels Pronounced Differently

    Vowels Pronounced Differently
  • King James I Bible Printed

    King James I Bible Printed
  • First British Settlement In America

    First British Settlement In America
  • Twelfth Night Published

    Twelfth Night Published
  • John Bunyan Born

    John Bunyan Born
  • Period: to

    Modern English

  • Dr Johnson's Dictionary

    Dr Johnson's Dictionary
  • Honley Workhouse Accounts

    Honley Workhouse Accounts
  • Lowth's Introduction to Grammar Written

    Lowth's Introduction to Grammar Written
  • Pudd'nhead Wilson Published

    Pudd'nhead Wilson Published
  • Anglo-Saxon Invasions

    Anglo-Saxon Invasions
    449AD onwards
  • Viking Invasions End

    Viking Invasions End
  • King Aflred Begins Translating texts into Old English

    King Aflred Begins Translating texts into Old English
  • Beowulf is Written

    Beowulf is Written
  • Period: to Jan 1, 1150

    Old English Period