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Establishment of William Caxton's Printing Press in Westminster

Establishment of William Caxton's Printing Press in Westminster

William Caxton and his team are preparing to print the first book in England using the newly established printing press. The room is abuzz with activity as the inkmaker mixes pigments, the apprentice

Year 1476
Date 1/1
Location Westminster, London, England
Layer 2
Visibility PUBLIC
tax:printing-and-publishing

Key Figures

William Caxton Inkmaker
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 140 linked moments

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1477 · same figure
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1478 · same era
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1478 · follows
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1478 · same location
William Caxton establishes first printing press at Westminster
William Caxton establishes first printing press at Westminster
1476 · same location
William Caxton establishes first printing press at Westminster
William Caxton establishes first printing press at Westminster
1476 · same figure
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1475 · same era
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1475 · precedes
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1475 · same figure
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1478 · same era
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1478 · follows
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1477 · follows