Year: | 1611 | |
Short description: | King James Bible | |
Medium description: | King James Bible printed. Piercy states that King James' agreement to the authorization of the book was partly due to his discontent at references in the Geneva Bible that he saw as criticizing the divine right of the monarch. Piercy also states that the Archbishop of London, Richard Bancroft, laid down a number of guidelines for its composition including that the Bishops Bible should be its model. | |
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