The first publishing house was built in England.
Cambridge University Press is the oldest printing and publishing house in the world. It was founded on a royal charter that Henry VIII granted to the University in 1534. Cambridge University Press has been operating continuously as a printer and publisher since the first Press book was printed in 1584. Since 1534, books under Cambridge University's imprint have appeared each and every year.
The Press turnt into one of the largest educational and academic publishers in the world, publishing over 2,000 books and 150 journals a year.