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Wykeham, William of
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Bishop of Winchester, born in Hampshire of humble parentage; was patronised by the governor of Winchester Castle and introduced by him to Edward III., who employed him to superintend the rebuilding of Windsor Castle, and by-and-by made him Privy Seal and Lord Chancellor, though he fell into disgrace towards the close of Edward's reign; was restored to favour in Richard II.'s reign and once more made Chancellor; in his later years he founded the New College, Oxford, built and endowed St. Mary's College, Winchester, and rebuilt the cathedral there. He was less of a theologian than an architect; was disparagingly spoken of by John Wickliffe as a "builder of castles," and his favourite motto was, "Manners make the man"; (1324-1404).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Wykeham, William of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/w/wykeham-william-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Wykeham, William of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/w/wykeham-william-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
