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Edward IV – Ye Oldie Printing press and disappearing letters

Ever hear of the letter ‘thorne’? No? That’s in part due to Edward IV. When the printing press was introduced from Bruge in Brussels by William Caxton there was one letter it couldn’t produce. It made a sound similar to TH. The closest letter that looked like it was Y so this was used instead.

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