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The history of English dictionaries from the 1500s to the present day. From the British Library
English Language Timeline
Interactive timeline with key events from the British Library
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
In the Library Circulation Collection
Story of English
In the Library Circulation Collection
Studying the History of English
The Adventure of English
British television series. Stream the full documentary online
The adventure of English, 500 A.D. to 2000: The Biography of a Language
In the Library Circulating Collection
The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way
In the Library Circulating Collection
Ye Old Debunk
Video unraveling the mystery of "Ye"
History of the English Language in 10 Minutes
Learn the history of the English language in 10 humorous minutes.
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Chapter 1: Anglo Saxon
Chapter 2: The Norman Conquest
Chapter 3: Shakespeare
Chapter 4: The King James Bible
Chapter 5: The English of Science
Chapter 6: English & Empire
Chapter 7: Age of the Dictionary
Chapter 8: American English
Chapter 9: Internet English
Chapter 10: Global English
Old English
A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Full text digitized 1916 edition
Anglo Saxon Chronicle
Digitized image and accompanying text of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, which is the earliest known history of England to have been written in the English language. From the British Library
Old English: An Overview
From the staff of the Oxford English Dictionary
Beowulf
Digitized image and accompanying text of Beowulf, the longest epic poem in Old English. From the British Library
Middle English
The Status of Middle English
Short history from Harvard University
Middle English: An Overview
From the staff of the Oxford English Dictionary
Chaucer
Digitized image and accompanying text discussing Chaucer's use of English in the Canterbury Tales. From the British Library
Early Modern English
Early Modern English: An Overview
From the staff at the Oxford English Dictionary
Nineteenth Century English: An Overview
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