JOHANNES GUTENBERG AND THE PRINTING PRESS

The invention of the printing press was such an important turning point in world history that I think it well deserves a post on this blog. How did it work? how did this new invention and its introduction in Britain in 1476 influence the dissemination of London English?  What were its consequences not only Europe, but in the whole world? Click here to read more and watch this video: 

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