May 6, 1541


On May 6, 1541, King Henry VIII ordered that English-language bibles be placed in every Church of England.
Until that point, Latin was used for Bibles and churches. Issuing English-language bibles and forms of service allowed the people to actually understand what was being preached to them.
The Great Bible, printed first in 1539, was used for this purpose.

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