Editing William Caxton (section)

===Death and memorials===
[[File:Stained glass to William Caxton, Guildhall, London.JPG|thumb|left|Stained glass to William Caxton, [[Guildhall, London]]]]
[[File:Caxton 1.jpg|thumb|Stained glass, by [[Tiffany glass|Tiffany]], of William Caxton and [[Aldus Manutius]]. Shows printers device. [[Pequot Library]], [[Southport, Connecticut|Southport]]]]
Caxton's precise date of death is uncertain, but estimates from the records of his burial in [[St. Margaret's, Westminster]], suggest that he died near March 1492. However, [[George D. Painter]] makes numerous references to the year 1491 in his book ''William Caxton: a biography'' as the year of Caxton's death since 24 March was the last day of the year according to the calendar that used at the time and so the year change had not yet happened. Painter writes, "However, Caxton's own output reveals the approximate time of his death, for none of his books can be later than 1491, and even those which are assignable to that year are hardly enough for a full twelve months' production; so a date of death towards autumn of 1491 could be deduced even without confirmation of documentary evidence."<ref>p.&nbsp;188</ref>

[[Wynkyn de Worde]], a Fleming, became the owner of the printing plant after Caxton's death and carried it on for forty-three years. Wynkyn prospered, continuing to put out a steady succession of editions of the small popular pamphlets which were started in Caxton's time.<ref>{{cite book |last = Winship |first = George Parker |title = Gutenberg to Plantin: An Outline of the Early History of Printing |year = 1926 |publisher = Harvard University Press |location = Cambridge, Massachusetts}}</ref> 

In 1820, a memorial tablet to Caxton was provided in St Margaret's by the [[Roxburghe Club]] and its President, [[John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer|Earl Spencer]].<ref name="Thornbury">{{cite web |last1=Thornbury |first1=Walter |title=St Margaret's Westminster Pages 567–576 Old and New London: Volume 3. Originally published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, 1878. |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp567-576 |website=British History Online |access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref>

In November 1954, a memorial to Caxton was unveiled in [[Westminster Abbey]] by [[John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever|J. J. Astor]], chairman of the [[Press Council (UK)|Press Council]]. The white stone plaque is on the wall next to the door to [[Poets' Corner]]. The inscription reads:

{{blockquote|Near this place William Caxton set up the first printing press in England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/william-caxton/|title=William Caxton|first=PixelToCode|last=pixeltocode.uk|website=Westminster Abbey}}</ref>}}

In 1976 the ''Quincentenary of the Introduction of Printing into England'' exhibit was held at the British Library. <ref>Caxton, William, John Barr, Mirjam Foot, and Janet Backhouse. ''William Caxton : An Exhibition to Commemorate the Quincentenary of the Introduction of Printing into England :'' British Library Reference Division, 24 September 1976-31 January 1977. London: Published for the British Library by British Museum Publications, 1976.</ref> There were forty-five events during the quincentenary including the Caxton International Congress at the [[Printing Historical Society]],<ref>Ryder, John, R.D. Remley Collection, Printing Historical Society, and Caxton International Congress London, England) (1976): 1975. ''Caxton International Congress.'' London: Printing Historical Society.</ref><ref>Caxton International Congress, and Adrian Wilson. 1976. ''Papers Presented to the Caxton International Congress, 1976.'' London: Printing Historical Society.</ref> and exhibits at the John Rylands Library, Westminster Abbey, and Cambridge University Library.<ref>Barker, Nicolas, 1976. "Caxton's Quincentenary:  Retrospect." ''[[The Book Collector]]'' 25 (no 4) Winter: 455-480.</ref>