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Jan 1, 1066
Famous Anglo Saxon literature is found in Britain
Nearly all Anglo-Saxon authors are anonymous. Twelve are known by name from medieval sources, but only four of those are known by their works to us today with any certainty: Caedmon, Bede, Alfred the Great, and Cynewulf. -
Jan 1, 1400
Geoffrey Chauffer Significant Author
Regarded as the father of English Literature. The first author to refer to a day such as valentines -
Jan 1, 1473
William Caxton first book published
William Caxtons tale of Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye is the first book published in 1473. -
Nov 6, 1554
Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) a poet, courtier and soldier. His works include Astrophel and Stella, The Defence of Poetry, and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia. -
Jan 1, 1555
Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser (1555–99), author of The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. Very important poet -
James 1 writes True Law and Free Monarchy
In 1598 the King of England James the 1st wrote a lot of very key books that some of them were later edited by Basilikon Doron. -
William Shakespeare Publishes
William Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and 154 sonnets -
The Great Plague
This is the Great Plague that originated in the english part of the country killing millions of people and wiping out the families of thousands -
John Bunyan
John Bunyan in 1678 wrote the book The Pilgrims Progress which is contending to be one of the best books in British Era in the 1600s -
Daniel Defoes
Daniel Defoes famous book Robinson Crusoe has been marked as one of the most famous British literature that has been made into a movie and a kid version book. -
Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution started in 1760 to 1830 making industrial turn in the UK and having more industrial products than ever. -
Edward Jenner
In 1796 Edward Jenner made a vaccination that to this day has saved millions of people, he made a vaccination for small pox. -
Romantic Period
Had very big effects on the poetry segment during the late 1800s. And a renewal in vernacular literature. -
Romantic Period Poets
Robert Burns was a very effective Scot Poet who single handedly put the Scots into a period of loving the scot romantic poetry. -
Augustan Age of English
The poetry of this time was highly formal, by the works of Alexander Pope -
1800 Literature
In the early 1800s the Romantic Era was the most popular in this era, these poets were very essential for the 18th century and helped shape literature for the future. -
Slave Trade
The Slave Trade is abolished in 1807, this was a very key step to the modernizing of the UK. -
Famous Poet
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, was a famous poet in the 1900s she wrote a ton of poetry and novels, and she also has her name among some of the most famous poets. -
Queen Victoria
In 1837 Queen Victoria was put into the seat of Queen only at the age of 18, she became the most important person in the UK. -
Potato Famine
Ireland suffered the Great Potato Famine when entire crops of potatoes, the main Irish food, were ruined. The famine was a consequence of the appearance of blight, the potato fungus. About 800,000 people died as a result of the famine. A large number of people migrated to Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia. -
Scotland Literature
Poets of Ulster were influenced by literature from Scotland. They used this literature to make some of the greatest poems. -
First Electric Railway
In 1883 the first electric railway was built in Britain this helped bring people where they needed to go faster, this would help jobs and help people visit other people faster. -
Electric lighting in London
The first public electric lighting in London was used to light houses, roads and many other things, this helps people do many different house hold and work activities. -
Actors in the UK
Actors and writers Ernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde, who influenced domestic English drama and vitalised it again. -
Free Education
In 1891 the UK had free education for every child, this would help improve every aspect of the UK. This would help improve the populations education and make a better UK. -
Population in Britain
Britain reaches a height of 40 million, this is a high number for a country at this time. -
World War 1
World War 1 really influenced many different writers and poets such as Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves and Rupert Brooke -
Irish Influence
Irish Influence really had an effect on the 1900th theatre productiion. -
Rudyard Kipling.
Rudyard Kipling, was one of the most famous writers of literatures in his century. He is also the youngest recipient of Nobel Peace Prize of literature. -
JK Rowling
JK Rowling writes the book Harry Potter which comes to be one of the best selling books ever to be written and has become one of the most famous movies.
