The History of the English Language Timeline

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  • Period: 400 to 1100

    Old English Era (400 - 1100)

  • 793

    793 - Viking Raids on Lindisfarne

    793 - Viking Raids on Lindisfarne
  • 800

    c. 800 - Suspected Date of Beowulf's Writing

    c. 800 - Suspected Date of Beowulf's Writing
  • 1066

    1066 - Norman Invasion

    1066 - Norman Invasion
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English Era (1100 - 1500)

  • 1170

    1170 - Murder of Thomas Becket

    1170 - Murder of Thomas Becket
  • 1348

    1348 - Black Death

    1348 - Black Death
  • 1381

    1381 - Peasants' Revolt

    1381 - Peasants' Revolt
  • 1387

    1387-1400 - Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

    1387-1400 - Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
  • 1450

    1450 - Invention of the Printing Press

    1450 - Invention of the Printing Press
  • 1492

    1492 - Discovery of the Americas

    1492 - Discovery of the Americas
  • Period: 1500 to

    Modern English Era (1500 - 2000)

  • 1623 - Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    1623 - Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

  • 1776 - American Revolution

    1776 - American Revolution

  • 1939-1945 - World War II

    1939-1945 - World War II