This translation, showing the influence of Tyndale and the Great Bible, was made in 1557 by William Whittingham and other exiles in Geneva during the reign of Queen Mary

It was published in 1559 after Queen Elizabeth's accession, and an injunction went to all churches to obtain a copy

Its portable size made it popular, especially for use in the home, and 140 editions appeared in the following decades

It was published in Scotland in 1579, and became the standard version in churches there

Several Elizabethan authors quoted from it, including Shakespeare

It received a nickname, the Breeches Bible, because of the use of that word for the clothing worn by Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:7

This was a revised version of the Great Bible, initiated by Archbishop Parker

It became an authorized version of the Church in 1571, replacing the Geneva version

It was a primary text for the scholars working on the King James Bible