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Henry VIII Establishes Pre-Publication Censorship in England

11/16/1538
Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger Portrait of Henry VIII Google Art Project
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Henry VIII painted by the Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger, between 1537 and 1547. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

On November 16, 1538 Henry VIII decreed that all new books printed in England must be approved by the Privy Council before publication. This requirement remained in effect in some form until 1694.

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Printing by Handpress or by Hand
Publishing
Censorship