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1476
William Caxton sets up the first English printing press in Westminster.
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Worcester Postman launched. (In 1709 it starts regular publication as Berrow's Worcester Journal, considered to be the oldest surviving English newspaper).
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Launch of the first regular daily newspaper: The Daily Courant.
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Many more newspapers were being published.
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The Times began, under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on 1 January 1788.
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"Golden Age" of newspapers in Britain.
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The Manchester Guardian was first published.
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The Newspaper Society was formed
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A great era for the British newspapers.
A great era for the British newspapers.