Timeline of the History of English
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Updated: 10 Dec 2018
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Created byJennifer Rozzotto
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Roman BritainAdvent of Angles, Saxons and JutesAugustine's MissionRaid on LindisfarneDanelawBeowulf is composedThe Canterbury TalesThe Great Vowel ShiftWilliam Caxton establishes the first English printing pressRobert Cawdrey publishes the first English dictionary, “A Table Alphabeticall”King James Version, of “The Bible” is publishedFirst edition of the “Oxford English Dictionary” is publishedThe Second edition of the “Oxford English Dictionary” is publishedThe Exeter Book originally publishedMacbeth was first performedGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens is publishedWomen get the right to vote in AmericaThe Norman ConquestThe Battle of HastingsThe Hundred Years' WarThe Peasants' RevoltEnglish "re-emerged" in the 14th centuryPeriods
Old EnglishMiddle EnglishEarly Modern EnglishModern EnglishThe Medieval PeriodThe Renaissance PeriodThe Enlightenment PeriodThe Romantic PeriodThe Transcendental MovementThe Victorian PeriodRealismNaturalismExistentialismModernismPost Modernism
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