Christianity · Texts & transmission
The King James Bible appears in English
1611 CE
A collaborative revision of the English Bible was published in London under James I’s patronage. Its translators worked within inherited English translation traditions. Printing privileges and church use helped the version become prominent, though its first appearance did not immediately eliminate competing English Bibles.
Why it matters
The edition illustrates how translation, royal sponsorship, printing, and worship together shape which wording becomes familiar to generations of readers in a language.
About the date
First publication year; no precise publication day is established.
London
First publication city, not the only location where translators worked.
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