History of English

  • Period: 400 to 1066

    Old English Era

  • 597

    St. Augustine arrives in England

    St. Augustine arrives in England
  • Period: 700 to 1000

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

  • 887

    Alfred the Great promotes literacy

    Alfred the Great promotes literacy
  • 1066

    Norman Invasion

    Norman Invasion
  • Period: 1066 to 1500

    Middle English Era

  • 1215

    Magna Carta is signed

    Magna Carta is signed
  • Period: 1347 to 1351

    The Black Death

  • Period: 1387 to 1400

    Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

  • 1440

    The invention of the printing press

    The invention of the printing press
  • 1492

    The discovery of the Americas

    The discovery of the Americas
  • Period: 1500 to

    Modern English Era

  • Publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio
  • The Industrial Revolution begins

    The Industrial Revolution begins
  • Period: to

    The American Revolution

  • Period: to

    World War II

  • The Moon Landing

    The Moon Landing