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Tyndale Bible - the first bible published in English

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Tyndale Bible - the first bible published in English

William Tyndale's Bible was the first to be published in English and gain a widespread readership. The translation, in the early part of the 16th century, meant Christendom's Holy Book could then be read by a much wider proportion of the population, and this had a major influence on Britain's history.

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