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5 giorni fa · https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/670. Date accessed: 18 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.
3 giorni fa · New College Arms. (17) New College stands between New College Lane and Queen's Lane and the Town Wall. The walls are of local rubble and ashlar and the roofs are covered with lead and slates. The college was founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester.
3 giorni fa · William was the only child of William II, Prince of Orange, and Mary, Princess Royal, the daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland. His father died a week before his birth, making William III the prince of Orange from birth. In 1677, he married his first cousin Mary, the eldest daughter of his maternal uncle James, Duke of York, the younger brother and later successor of ...
5 giorni fa · The original castle was built in the 11th century, after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I (who reigned 1100–1135), it has been used by the reigning monarch and is the longest-occupied palace in Europe.
1 giorno fa · THE PRIORY OF WYKEHAM. The priory of St. Mary (fn. 1) of Wykeham was founded about 1153 (fn. 2) by Pain Fitz Osbert for Cistercian (fn. 3) nuns. The grants of land made by different donors are enumerated by Burton (fn. 4) in alphabetical order, but the authorities he cites in support are in the appendix to his work, as yet unprinted.
6 giorni fa · Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. [4] From the late 14th century to the early 19th century it was also commonly known as St Benet's College .
4 giorni fa · 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.
