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1. www.british-history.ac.uk › rchme › oxonNew College - British History Online

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   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.

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3. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › hantsParishes: Boarhunt - British History Online

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   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.

4. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › hantsWinchester: St Mary's College - British History Online

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   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.

5. www.britannica.com › place › United-KingdomUnited Kingdom - Edward III, Monarchy, Reformation | Britannica

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   3 days ago · In 1371 Parliament demanded the dismissal of William of Wykeham, the chancellor, and the appointment of laymen to state offices. The new government, dominated by men such as William Latimer, the chamberlain, proved unpopular and ineffective.

6. www.lookandlearn.com › history-images › M543203Tomb and chantry of William of Wykeham, founder of New ...

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   2 days ago · Tomb and chantry of William of Wykeham, founder of New College, Oxford, in Winchester Cathedral. Illustration from Pietas Oxoniensis, or Records of Oxford Founders by Joseph Skelton (Oxford, 1828). Creator

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Windsor_CastleWindsor Castle - Wikipedia

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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]

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9. archive.british-history.ac.uk › topographical-dictWickham - Wickwick | British History Online

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   5 days ago · The village is remarkable as the birthplace, in 1324, of the munificent prelate, William of Wykeham; and as the residence of Dr. Joseph Warton, the poet, who died here in 1800. Wickham, Bishop's WICKHAM, BISHOP'S, a parish, in the union of Witham, hundred of Thurstable, N. division of Essex, 2½ miles (S. by E.) from Witham; containing 544 ...