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Mohammad Modassir Mushtaque
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Posted 5 year ago
Mohammad Modassir Mushtaque 
In 1655, the first newspaper in English, the London Gazette was first published.
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Shweta Jain
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Posted 5 year ago Shweta Jain Teacher

Charles II and the Royal Court had moved to Oxford to escape the Great Plague of London, and courtiers were unwilling to touch London newspapers for fear of contagion. The Gazette was "Published by Authority" by Henry Muddiman, and its first publication is noted by Samuel Pepys in his diary.
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Charles II and the Royal Court had moved to Oxford to escape the Great Plague of London, and courtiers were unwilling to touch London newspapers for fear of contagion. The Gazette was "Published by Authority" by Henry Muddiman, and it...