1. THE HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN ENGLISH
Nist, John. A Structural History of English. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1966.

2. Contents Important Dates Outstanding Persons
Major Attributes of the Language

3. A Chronology of Relevant Historical and Literary Events
IMPORTANT DATES
A Chronology of Relevant Historical and Literary Events

4. 1460-1529 Life of John Skelton Clergyman, satirist, and poet.
Skelton typifies the enormous growth in the English vocabulary.
Skelton introduces about 1500 new words into the language.
Text (Nyst 210)

5. 1485-1509 Reign of Henry VII First of the Tudor Dynasty
His reign marks the end of Middle English
(Nyst 210)

6. Reign of Henry VIII
The Protestant Reformation reduces the dominance of Latin in England.
Nyst 210

7. 1531 – Publication of Sir Thomas Elyot’s The Governour
First book on Education printed in England.
Effort to enrich the vocabulary of the EME with foreign loans
Symbol of the conscious effort to enrich the vocabulary of the Early Modern English with foreign loans (Nyst 210)
EME = Early Modern English

13. Relevant Periods and eras in the History of Early Modern English
Tudor period (1485–1603)
Elizabethan era (1558–1603)
Stuart Period (1603–1714)
Jacobean era (1603 – 1625)
Caroline era (1625—1642)

14. Discovery of America (1492) Skelton Henry VIII (1509-47)
CHRONOLOGY
Ruler
Historical Events
Literary Events
1500
Henry VII ( )
Discovery of America (1492)
Skelton
Henry VIII ( )
Dissolution of Monasteries
( )
Tyndale’s Bible
Edward VI ( )
Mary ( )
Loss of Calais 1558)
Elizabeth I ( )
(Burnley xxi)

15. East India Co founded (1600) Union with Scotland (1603)
James I ( )
East India Co founded (1600)
Union with Scotland (1603)
First American Colonies
A.V. of Bible (1611)
Shakespeare First Folio (1623)
Paradise Lost (1667)
Charles I ( )
The Commonwealth ( )
Charles II ( )
James II ( )
William ( ) and Mary ( )
(Burnley xxi)

17. Works Cited and Sources
Baugh, Albert C., and Thomas Cable. A History of the English Language. Fifth Edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002.
Bevington, David, ed. The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Updated Fourth Edition. USA: Longman, 1997.
Bloomfield, Morton W., and Leonard Newmark. A Linguistic Introduction to the History of English. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964

18. Works Cited and Sources
Brook, G.L. A history of the English Language. New York: Norton Library, 1958.
Cuddon, J.A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Fourth Edition. London: Penguin Books, 1999.

19. Works Cited and Sources
Damrosch, David, ed. The Longman Anthology of British Literature. Volume A. 2nd Compact Edition. London: Longman, 2004.
David Burnley. The History of the English Language. 2nd ed. London: Pearson Education, 2000.
Glatthorn, Allan A., Charles W. Kreidler & Enerst J.Heiman. ­The Dynamics of Language. Book 4. USA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1971.

20. Works Cited and Sources
Jordan, Constance, and Clare Carroll. “The Early Modern Period.” The Longman Anthology of British Literature. Ed. David Damrosch. Vol.A. London: Longman,
Miller, James E., Jr., Myrtle J. Jones, and Helen McDonnel. England in Literature. Macbeth Edition. London: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1973.
Nist, John. A Structural History of English. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1966.

21. Videos and Films
Elizabeth I the Virgin Queen. By Paula Milne. Perf. Anne-Marie Duff, Tom Hardy, Hans Matheson, Ian Hart, et al. Masterpiece Theater. BBC/Power and WGBH Boston Video, 2005.
Samuel Johnson.. Dir. Malcolm Hossick. The Famous Authors Series. Videocassette. USA: Kultur. .

22. Videos and Films
Schama, Simon. “The Body of the Queen.” A History of Britain. The History Channel. VHS Documentary. BBC. New York: New Video, ,
Twelfth Night. By William Shakespeare. Dir. Trevor Nunn. Perf. Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E.Grant, Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley, Mel Smith, Imelda Staunton, Toby Stephens, Imogen, Stubbs. USA: Fine Line Features. Image Entertainment.

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Internet Sources
Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature ( )A comprehensive guide to British literature of the Renaissance with over 100 original pages, biographies, and works never before published on the web.