Hampton Court Conference was a meeting called in 1604 by King James I of England. Its purpose was to settle disputes between bishops and religious reformers called Puritans over matters of ceremony and discipline in the Church of England. The conference, held at Hampton Court Palace, now in London, lasted three days and led to minor changes in the Book of Common Prayer. But it failed to bring about major reforms desired by the Puritans. An important legacy of the conference was its call for an official translation of the Bible to be used in all churches. This action resulted in the King James, or Authorized, Version of the Bible, which appeared in 1611. See also Puritans .
