English Language Timeline
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Updated: 14 Oct 2018
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Created bySasha Melnikov
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Old EnglishAnglo-Saxon settlement of Britain beginsEarliest Old English inscriptionsSt. Augustine arrives in BritainViking raids of Britain beginOld English epic poem “Beowulf” composedRoman withdrawal from BritainNorman Invasion of BritainAlfred the Great becomes king of WessexMiddle English BeginsThe oldest surviving manuscripts in Middle English date from this periodCambridge University establishedThe Black Death kills one third of the British populationEnglish is officially used in English Parliament for the first timeEarly Modern English100 Year War BeginsWilliam ShakespeareKing James Version of the Christian BibleThe Great BibleThe Royal Society of England was formedEnglish replaces Latin as main language in schoolsStart of English RenaissancePublication of the first English-language newspaper, the “Courante” or “Weekly News”Britain wrests control of Canada from the FrenchEnglish Dictionary WrittenFirst Edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" is publishedBritish arrive in AmericaLate Modern EnglishBritish colony establish in New ZealandKing Henry III is forced to accept the Provisions of OxfordActs of UnionRobert Lowth publishes his Short Introduction to English GrammarInvention of the telegramFirst American radio station begins operatingKing 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 telephoneWorld War II ends. The Allied victory contributes to the growth of English as a lingua franca.
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