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Podcast: Today In History with The Retrospectors
Episode: Creating The King James Bible
Description: Accessible and rigorous, the King James Bible was published on 2nd May, 1611, at the behest of the Monarch after which it was named - and perhaps even he would be surprised at the book’s extraordinary success.Advancements in printing technology made copies affordable, the expansion of English colonialism propagated it across the word, and its poetic imagery captured the imagination of churchgoers, who felt as though they were listening to God. But, there was an embarrassing typo!In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why the book’s authors were wise to a...