William Caxton Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Caxton, based on 4 World History Database records associated with England.

4 records1422–14764 events1 places

Chronological biography

1422

Birth of William Caxton13 August 1422

Arts / Literature

Birth of William Caxton

1474

Historyes of Troye1474

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Historyes of Troye", the first book printed in English

Historyes of Troye", the1474

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Historyes of Troye", the first book printed in English

1476

Invention of Printing Press1476

Science / Technology · London

Sets up the first English printing press in Westminster using Gothic letters

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.