Language Dates 3.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? English LanguageA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: susieCreated on: 07-06-13 10:57 The Anglo-Saxon Invasion 450 1 of 51 Beowulf Written 700 - 1000 2 of 51 Norman Invasion 1066 3 of 51 End of the Norman Rule 1150 (aprox) 4 of 51 English Replaces Latin in School (bar Oxford and Cambridge) 1348 5 of 51 English Becomes Language of the Courts 1362 6 of 51 Wycliffe Bible 1389 7 of 51 Great Vowel Shift 1350 - 1700 8 of 51 Chancery Standard English 1400's 9 of 51 Printing Press Invented (in England) 1476 10 of 51 Canterbury Tales Published 1478 11 of 51 Renaissance 1500 - 1600 12 of 51 Tyndale Bible 1526 13 of 51 King James Bible 1611 14 of 51 Age of Reason 1650 - 1800 15 of 51 Daily Courant, First Newspaper Published in English 1702 16 of 51 Samuel Johnson Dictionary 1755 17 of 51 Robert Lowth 'A Short Introduction to English Grammar' 1762 18 of 51 Lindley Murrey publishes 'English Grammar' 1794 19 of 51 Noah Webster's Dictionary 1828 20 of 51 Elementary Education Act 1870 21 of 51 BBC Launched 1922 22 of 51 Plain English Campaign 1979 23 of 51 The Anglo-Saxon Invasion 450 24 of 51 Beowulf Written 700 - 1000 25 of 51 Norman Invasion 1066 26 of 51 End of the Norman Rule 1150 (aprox) 27 of 51 English Replaces Latin in School (bar Oxford and Cambridge) 1348 28 of 51 English Becomes Language of the Courts 1362 29 of 51 Wycliffe Bible 1389 30 of 51 Great Vowel Shift 1350 - 1700 31 of 51 Chancery Standard English 1400's 32 of 51 Printing Press Invented (in England) 1476 33 of 51 Canterbury Tales Published 1478 34 of 51 Renaissance 1500 - 1600 35 of 51 Tyndale Bible 1526 36 of 51 King James Bible 1611 37 of 51 Age of Reason 1650 - 1800 38 of 51 Daily Courant, First Newspaper Published in English 1702 39 of 51 Samuel Johnson Dictionary 1755 40 of 51 Robert Lowth 'A Short Introduction to English Grammar' 1762 41 of 51 Lindley Murrey publishes 'English Grammar' 1794 42 of 51 Noah Webster's Dictionary 1828 43 of 51 Elementary Education Act 1870 44 of 51 BBC Launched 1922 45 of 51 Plain English Campaign 1979 46 of 51 Old English 450 - 1066 47 of 51 Middle English 1066 - 1400 48 of 51 Early Modern English 1400 - 1600 49 of 51 Modern English 1600 - 1800 50 of 51 Late Modern English 1800 - present 51 of 51
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