The Origins of the English Language
The Story of English 450 AD - 2011. Related languages Icelandic FaeroeseSwedish NorwegianDanish North GERMANIC WestEast EnglishFlemishGermanGothic FrisianDutchYiddish.
Early Modern English 1500-1800. Introduction of the Printing Press.
Early Modern English. Spelling reforms In the 16th and 17th century, English scholars tried to reform the spelling of English.