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May 02 , 1611

The King James Bible

On this date in the year 1611, the King James Version of the Bible was first published. The year 2016 thus represents 405 years of the KJV's influence on the English language. The King's Printer, Robert Barker, began the probject in 1604 at the command of King James I who faced the Puritan faction within the Church of England.

 

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