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English Language Timeline

Created by Sasha Melnikov ⟶ Updated 14 Oct 2018 ⟶ List of edits

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Old English Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain begins Earliest Old English inscriptions St. Augustine arrives in Britain Viking raids of Britain begin Old English epic poem “Beowulf” composed Roman withdrawal from Britain Norman Invasion of Britain Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex Middle English Begins The oldest surviving manuscripts in Middle English date from this period Cambridge University established The Black Death kills one third of the British population English is officially used in English Parliament for the first time Early Modern English 100 Year War Begins William Shakespeare King James Version of the Christian Bible The Great Bible The Royal Society of England was formed English replaces Latin as main language in schools Start of English Renaissance Publication of the first English-language newspaper, the “Courante” or “Weekly News”Britain wrests control of Canada from the French English Dictionary Written First Edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" is published British arrive in America Late Modern English British colony establish in New Zealand King Henry III is forced to accept the Provisions of Oxford Acts of Union Robert Lowth publishes his Short Introduction to English Grammar Invention of the telegram First American radio station begins operating King Henry IV becomes the first English monarch to deliver a speech in English.Canada Officially becomes bilingual (French and English)Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone World War II ends. The Allied victory contributes to the growth of English as a lingua franca.

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