Newspapers

History of British Newspapers

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  • 1476

    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press in Westminster.

    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press in Westminster.

  • Worcester Postman launched. (In 1709 it starts regular publication as Berrow's Worcester Journal, considered to be the oldest surviving English newspaper).

  • Launch of the first regular daily newspaper: The Daily Courant.

  • Period: to

    Many more newspapers were being published.

  • The Times began, under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on 1 January 1788.

  • Period: to

    "Golden Age" of newspapers in Britain.

  • The Manchester Guardian was first published.

  • The Newspaper Society was formed

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    A great era for the British newspapers.

    A great era for the British newspapers.

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