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Vor 2 Tagen · https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/670. Date accessed: 31 May, 2024. In the six centuries after his death in 1404 William Wykeham, bishop of Winchester, has not lacked biographers. As prelate and patron of learning, he inspired pious remembrance.
5. Mai 2024 · "William of Wykeham" published on by null. (1324–1404),bishop of Wincheter and chancellor of England, founder of New College, Oxford (1379), and Winchester College (1382). He was one of the leaders of the bishops who opposed John of Gaunt, and he was a lifelong opponent of Wyclifitism.
Vor 2 Tagen · William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Bishop William of Wykeham bought the manor in 1377 and may have been responsible for some minor alterations to the castle. He may also have reconstructed the gatehouse, for the inner arch, the staircase turret, and the upper story all appear to date from the later 14th century. The gatehouse has no portcullis, but was provided with ...
Vor 4 Tagen · In March, 1373, Bishop William of Wykeham licensed John Hyde, the monk guest-master, to hear confessions and to administer the Eucharist at Littleton during Lent and at Easter, for the depression of the times prevented the parishioners employing a parochial chaplain to assist the vicar. The licence was to expire at the end of the ...
Vor 2 Tagen · William of Wykeham went on to build New College, Oxford and Winchester College, where the influence of Windsor Castle can easily be seen. The new castle was used to hold French prisoners taken at the Battle of Poitiers in 1357, including King John II, who was held for a considerable ransom.
The college was founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester. The site was acquired in the same year and the foundation-stone is said to have been laid in 1380; formal possession was taken of the main buildings, including the Hall, Chapel and rooms in the Great Quadrangle in 1386.
