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1 dic 2007 · William Wykeham was an extraordinary figure whose rapid ascent from peasant to chancellor bucked contemporary trends. Wykeham's administrative talents ensured that he became bishop of Winchester, holder of one of the richest sees in Christendom and Chancellor of England under Edward III and Richard II.
If you were rich, you could lay down provision for your soul in perpetuity. My own Oxford College, New College, was founded in 1379 (it was new then) by one of that century’s great philanthropists, William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester. A medieval bishop could become the Bill Gates of the age, controlling the equivalent of the information ...
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Wykeham’s foundation was without parallel in Oxford, providing the largest building to be erected in Oxford since the twelfth century. Until the mid-nineteenth century its students were drawn almost entirely from Winchester College, also founded by William of Wykeham to provide scholars who would be well grounded in latin grammar before coming to Oxford to specialise in the disciplines ...
from WIkipedia: William of Wykeham (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. Early life.
