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William of Wykeham (/ ˈ w ɪ k ə m /; 1320 or 1324 – 27 September 1404) was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. He founded New College, Oxford, and New College School in 1379, and founded Winchester College in 1382. He was also the clerk of works when much of Windsor Castle was built.
16 de abr. de 2024 · William of Wykeham (born 1324, Wickham, Hampshire, Eng.—died Sept. 27, 1404, Bishops Waltham, Hampshire) was an English prelate and statesman, the founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford. Wykeham evidently came from a very poor family.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
During the Middle Ages, the Diocese of Winchester was one of the wealthiest English sees, and its bishops have included a number of politically prominent Englishmen, notably the 9th century Saint Swithun and medieval magnates including William of Wykeham and Henry of Blois.
The Origins and Life of William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester In Hampshire’s county ancient Wykeham lies, A humble hamlet, modest in its size. There John, with surname Long, lived out his life, And with him lived fair Sibyl, his good wife. This very village witnessed William’s birth, These very folk produced a child of worth.
8 de mai. de 2018 · William of Wykeham (1324–1404) English bishop and political leader. As Bishop of Winchester from 1367, he was prominent in royal counsels. He served as chancellor (1367–71) under Edward III and again (1389–91) under Richard II. He founded Winchester College, Winchester, and New College, Oxford.
3 de jan. de 2015 · In 1373, a school at Winchester was first opened, founded wholly by the munificence of the high-minded Bishop of Winchester, William of Wykeham. It remains today the oldest scholarly foundation in the country.
1 de dez. de 2009 · William Wykeham, the ‘peasant boy’ who became chancellor of England and bishop of one of the wealthiest sees in Christendom, about whom Froissart famously.
