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6 days ago · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · 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.
5 days ago · Finally in 1369 the king confirmed the manor of Boarhunt Herberd to William of Wykeham, together with all the lands which had belonged to John de Boarhunt, in order that he might give them to the prior and convent of Southwick.
2 days ago · Immediately south-west of Wolvesey Palace in the southern suburb of the ancient city is the College of St. Mary, founded by William of Wykeham in 1387 on a site bought of the Prior and convent of St. Swithun, outside the jurisdiction of the mayor and corporation and within the bishop's own jurisdiction of the Soke.
2 days ago · William the Conqueror [a] (c. 1028 [1] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [2] [b] was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) [3] from 1035 onward.
6 days ago · In the late 14th century Bishop William of Wykeham was involved in the construction of a palace (bishop ’s residence) on the grounds. In 1551, during the Protestant Reformation, King Edward VI confiscated the property from the church.
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2 days ago · William of Wykeham went on to build New College, Oxford and Winchester College, where the influence of Windsor Castle can easily be seen. [91] 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. [104]
