In the United Kingdom, the privileged presses are Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Cambridge University Press (known colloquially as CUP is a Publisher given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII in 1534 They are called this because, under letters patent issued by the Crown defining their charters, only they have the right to print and publish the Book of Common Prayer and the Authorised Version of the Bible in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right The Book of Common Prayer is the common title of a number of prayer books of the Church of England and used throughout the Anglican Communion. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Cambridge University Press charter from 1534 gives it the right to print "all manner of books," and Oxford University Press received a similar right when it was chartered in 1634. In addition both presses, by virtue of a separate set of letters patent, hold the explicit right to print the Authorised Version.
References
- Oxford University Press: History, which mentions the "Bible Privilege".
- Sutcliffe, P. H. , 1978. The Oxford University Press: An Informal History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-199-51084-9. Preview on Google Books.
- Cross, F. L. , ed. , 1974. Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church: "Privileged press". Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-192-11545-6.
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