Geneva Bible Published

1560

English Calvinist exiles in Geneva produced an English translation of the Bible with marginal commentary, a concordance, and a handy pocket size. It became the preferred Bible of Puritans and, later, of the Mayflower passengers. Shakespeare quoted it constantly, sometimes without realizing he was doing so. Its roman type, verse numbering, and marginal notes made it the most popular English Bible for a century, until the King James Version.