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English Language Timeline
Created by
Sasha Melnikov
⟶ Updated 10 months ago ⟶
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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.
