Caxton was born in the fifteenth century, between the years of 1415 and 1424. In 1438, he became the apprentice of a mercer named Robert Large. When Large died in 1441, Caxton made the important move to a city in Belgium called Bruges, which was, at that time, the center of the European wool trade. In Bruges, Caxton became "Governor of the English Nation of Merchant Adventures".
Soon, Caxton's interests began to shift to literature. He began to translate various foreign works into English. In Cologne, Germany, Caxton learned about the process of printing. After this, he became dedicated to translating works into English and then printing them in English. In 1476, he returned to England, bringing with him the printing press.
He established a press in Westminster, England. His first printed book was called Dictes and Sayenges of the Phylosophers.
