Printing, the book trade, and literacy in England after Caxton (1476-1603)

1. Caxton establishes a press at Westminster

   Sep 29, 1476Labels: William Caxton, Westminster Press

   • Britannica
   • Glasgow Exh

2. First known item printed in England issued

   Dec 13, 1476Labels: Printed Indulgence

   • National Archives
   • Glasgow Exh

3. First dated English book printed in England

   Nov 18, 1477Labels: Dictes and, William Caxton

   • Britannica
   • Glasgow Exh

4. Oxford prints its first known book

   Jan 1, 1478Labels: Oxford Press, University Printing

   • OUP History
   • Britannica

5. Wynkyn de Worde succeeds Caxton’s business

   Jan 1, 1491Labels: Wynkyn de, Fleet Street

   • Britannica
   • Schulich Woolf

6. Richard Pynson becomes Henry VIII’s printer

   Jan 1, 1509Labels: Richard Pynson, Royal Printer

   • Britannica

7. Injunctions order an English Bible in every parish

   Jan 1, 1538Labels: Thomas Cromwell, Parish Bible

   • JSTOR
   • BCP 1549

8. Parliament restricts who may read the English Bible

   May 12, 1543Labels: Act for, Parliament 1543

   • Advancement Act

9. First Book of Common Prayer printed in English

   Mar 1, 1549Labels: Book of

   • Justus Angl
   • BCP 1549

10. Stationers’ Company incorporated with royal charter

    May 4, 1557Labels: Stationers' Company, Royal Charter

    • LRB
    • Stationers

11. Star Chamber decree tightens control over presses

    Jun 1, 1586Labels: Star Chamber

    • ICNL
    • BookHistory

12. Shakespeare’s first work entered in Stationers’ Register

    Apr 18, 1593Labels: Stationers' Register, Venus and

    • Folger
    • Wiki Field

13. Elizabeth I dies; James VI succeeds as James I

    Mar 24, 1603Labels: Elizabeth I, James I

    • Britannica
    • History com