Thomas Cranmer, for example, was burnt at the stake – yet the simple beauty of his Book of Common Prayer, dating from 1549, ...

His achievements are often forgotten. Among his greatest legacies was the creation of the King James “authorised” version of the Bible published in 1611 which was hugely influential in the development ...

An original King James Bible is one of only a small number of 1611 editions left in the world. Lexington Herald-Leader On Thursday, as had long been expected, a bill was introduced to read verses ...

The Bible has been translated ... It aims for a balance between accuracy to the original languages and readability for contemporary readers. The NIV is widely used in Protestant churches around the ...

The King James Version of the Bible came by its name because it was published in 1611 under the auspices of King James I ... but one that would maintain the "purity and stylistic beauty of the ...

King James Bible It was King James VI and I who commissioned the Bible published in 1611, and known in Britain as the Authorised Version (AV). He did not translate it himself, and in fact it was not ...

The King James Bible, the most famous version of the world’s most influential book, was published on this day in history, May 2, 1611. "The King James, or Authorized, Version of the Bible ...

However, whilst it is the most widely recognised version of the Bible today, the King James version is by no means the first translation of the original biblical texts ... Frontispiece to the King ...

This is an article that was published in the 1800s, and is a good starting place. The original King James Bible did contain the Apocrypha, which those translators specifically stated (even though they ...

James VI and I sought to assert his authority over religious matters and solidify his reputation as a good king in one fell swoop. Published in 1611, the KJV represented a democratized Bible ...