To: a contender
Actually, Tyndale was burned around 1536, in the reign of Henry VIII. Ironically, Henry authorized an English translation just a few years later; the Great Bible, as it was called, rolled off the presses in 1539-40. The King James Bible, which came out in 1611, owed much to the Great Bible, and to its successor, the "Bishops' Bible" of the late 1560s. And there were a few monarchs between Henry and James, though only one king. Henry was succeeded by his young son Edward in 1547, who was succeeded by his half-sister Mary in 1553, who was succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth in 1558, who reigned until 1603.
To: Burma Jones
You are absolutely right. My date was from off the top of my head and I couldn't remember the exact time line. It was definatley long after the Wycliffe. Thanks Jones
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