Birth of William Caxton
Birth of William Caxton
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
William Caxton Biography and Timeline
Follow William Caxton through 4 dated historical records for England.
William Caxton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1422–1476Years on this page
1422
1474
Historyes of Troye", the
Publication of "Historyes of Troye", the first book printed in English
Historyes of Troye
Publication of "Historyes of Troye", the first book printed in English
1476
Invention of Printing Press
Sets up the first English printing press in Westminster using Gothic letters
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.