sentences:  English began to rise in prestige, relative to Norman French, during the reign of Henry V. Around 1430, the Court of Chancery in Westminster began using English in its official documents, and a new standard form of Middle English, known as Chancery Standard, developed from the dialects of London and the East Midlands.In 1476, William Caxton introduced the printing press to England and began publishing the first printed books in London, expanding the influence of this form of English.Literature from the Early Modern period includes the works of William Shakespeare and the translation of the Bible commissioned by King James I.