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The 19 pages that link to William Caxton, each with the reason it gives.

• History of booksRelated: His press brought printing to England and helped standardize written English.

• Geoffrey ChaucerRelated: Caxton printed Chaucer’s works, expanding their circulation and shaping their textual legacy.

• Middle EnglishRelated: Printing expanded the circulation of English texts and encouraged choices among competing written forms.

• Standard languageRelated: Caxton’s printing choices helped circulate some London-based written conventions.

• Early Modern EnglishRelated: His press helped spread written English forms during the period’s early decades.

• English orthographyRelated: Early printing helped stabilize spelling choices that had previously varied.

• Great Vowel ShiftRelated: His printing activity began as the shift was taking hold, preserving spellings that soon grew less phonetic.

• Le Morte d'ArthurRelated: Caxton printed the first known edition of Malory’s work in 1485.

• Standard EnglishRelated: Printing helped circulate relatively consistent written forms across a wider readership.

• English RenaissanceRelated: His press helped create the conditions for a wider English book culture.

• The Imitation of ChristRelated: His early English printing helped extend the work's reach among English readers.

• Thomas MaloryRelated: Caxton printed the first known edition of Le Morte d’Arthur in 1485.

• Modern EnglishRelated: His press helped circulate written forms near the transition into Modern English.

• John LydgateRelated: Caxton printed works by Lydgate, extending their circulation beyond manuscript copies.

• IncunableRelated: His Westminster press produced many English-language incunables.

• John GowerRelated: Caxton’s printed edition of Confessio Amantis helped carry Gower’s work into print.

• English punctuationRelated: His printed books helped shape early conventions in written English.

• Robert HenrysonRelated: Caxton's printed Aesop collection helps explain the fable tradition available to Henryson.