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Timeline of the History of English
Created by
Jennifer Rozzotto
⟶ Updated 10 Dec 2018 ⟶
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Events
Roman Britain
Advent of Angles, Saxons and Jutes
Augustine's Mission
Raid on Lindisfarne
Danelaw
Beowulf is composed
The Canterbury Tales
The Great Vowel Shift
William Caxton establishes the first English printing press
Robert Cawdrey publishes the first English dictionary, “A Table Alphabeticall”
King James Version, of “The Bible” is published
First edition of the “Oxford English Dictionary” is published
The Second edition of the “Oxford English Dictionary” is published
The Exeter Book originally published
Macbeth was first performed
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is published
Women get the right to vote in America
The Norman Conquest
The Battle of Hastings
The Hundred Years' War
The Peasants' Revolt
English "re-emerged" in the 14th century
Periods
Old English
Middle English
Early Modern English
Modern English
The Medieval Period
The Renaissance Period
The Enlightenment Period
The Romantic Period
The Transcendental Movement
The Victorian Period
Realism
Naturalism
Existentialism
Modernism
Post Modernism
