The History of the English Language

By ElexiaClark1
  • Period: 500 to Jan 20, 1100

    Old English

    Eald: means old
    Brodor: brother
    Art: are
    Hither: here
    shall; shalt: will
    Thou: you
  • 570

    Moving to Christianity

    Ethelbert, the King of Kent, is baptized. He is the first English king to convert to Christianity.
  • Suspected date of Beowulf's writing
    Jan 20, 700

    Suspected date of Beowulf's writing

    The Suspected date of Beowulf's writing was around 700. It is possibly the oldest surviving long poem in Old English.
  • Jan 20, 1000

    Discovery of North America

    Leif Ericsson claims to have discovered North America in 1000.
  • Jan 20, 1050

    From Duke of Norman to King of England

    Edward the Confessor, King of England who was raised in Normandy, names William, Duke of Normandy, as his heir.
  • The Norman Invasion
    Jan 20, 1066

    The Norman Invasion

    The Norman conquest of England happened in 1066. The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy
  • Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Dec 31, 1500

    Middle English

    but, but if: unless
    fay, fey: faith
    whylom: once, once upon a time
    yaf: gave
    seistow: you say
  • Jan 20, 1171

    Oxford University Founded

    The University of Oxford Was founded around 1171.
  • Jan 20, 1204

    England into French/Norman Mix

    King John loses control of the Duchy of Normandy and other French lands; England is now the only home of the Norman French/English.
  • Jan 20, 1362

    English becomes Englands Official Language

    The Statute of Pleading makes English the official language in England.
  • Jan 20, 1399

    First English Coronation Speech

    At his coronation, King Henry IV becomes the first English monarch to deliver a speech in English.
  • Invention of the Printing Press
    Jan 20, 1439

    Invention of the Printing Press

    The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1439.
  • Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Published
    Jan 20, 1475

    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Published

    The Canterbury Tales is a collection of over 20 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century during the times of the hundred years war.
  • Discovery of the Americas
    Oct 12, 1492

    Discovery of the Americas

    European Discovery of the American continent happened in 1492. The americas were discovered by Christopher Columbus.
  • Period: Jan 20, 1500 to

    Modern English

    Hello
    How are you
    Yolo- You only live once
    lol - laugh out loud
  • Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    Publication of Shakespeare's First Folio

    The first Folio contained Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies and was published as a collection of William Shakespeare's plays in 1623.
  • Start of the American Revoultion

    Start of the American Revoultion

  • Period: to

    American Revolution

    The American Revolution was a political battle that took place between 1765 and 1783 where colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, then overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America.

  • Austrailia becomes English

    The English first settle in Australia , near present-day Sydney.

  • First Dictionary

    Noah Webster publishes his American Dictionary of the English Language . Richard Whateley publishes Elements of Rhetoric .

  • The Oxford English Dictionary is published

  • Canada officially becomes bilingual

    (French and English).

  • Dainish Raid England.

    Danes raid England, occupy Northumbria, and establish a kingdom at York. Danish begins to influence English.