A2 English Language Change Key Dates 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage ChangeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ChloeG1998Created on: 14-06-16 16:19 1066 Battle of Hastings 1 of 22 1350-1600 Great vowel shift 2 of 22 1400 Chaucer died 3 of 22 1476 Caxton's printing press 4 of 22 1510-1612 Shakespeare plays 5 of 22 1607 First settlement in Virginia 6 of 22 1610 Authorized version of the bible 7 of 22 1755 Johnson's dictionary 8 of 22 1824 Weights and measurements standerdised 9 of 22 1870 Education act 10 of 22 1880 Time standardized 11 of 22 1914-1918 World war 1 12 of 22 1922 BBC's first broadcast 13 of 22 1939-1945 World war 2 14 of 22 1940 Homosexuality illegal 15 of 22 1946 First beginnings of computer 16 of 22 1948 Empire Windrush 17 of 22 1960s Sexual revolution 18 of 22 1971 Contraception pill 19 of 22 1986 Homosexuality rights 20 of 22 2004 Civil partnership act 21 of 22 2014 Civil partnership marriage legal in America 22 of 22
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