William of Wykeham
William of Wykeham (1320 - 1404), Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford, and builder of a large part of Windsor Castle, was born in Wickham, Hampshire. He was a close confidante of Edward III.
His motto was 'Manners maketh man'. This, along with a heraldic style crest, were adopted by him and not acquired by descent. His biography was written by Bishop Lowth. He was also written about by Lord Brougham in his 'Old England's Worthies' (1857) and by Froissart.
See also
- CAMPBELL, Lives of the Lord Chancellors (London, 1848), I, xv, xvii
- DRANE, The Three Chancellors (London, 1882), 1-112
- KITCHIN, Winchester in Historic Towns Series (London, 1890).
- LOWTH, Life of William of Wykeham (London, 1759)
- MOBERLY, Life of William Wykeham (Wells, 1887)
- WALCOTT, William of Wykeham and his Colleges (London, 1897)
Referenced By
Bishop's Waltham | Bishop of Winchester | Bishops Waltham | Constutional Affairs Secretary | Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March | Good Parliament | Henry Chichele | Henry Chicheley | Lord Chancellor | Lord High Chancellor | Lord Privy Seal | Lord chancellor of England | Roger Ascham | Stonemason | Wickham | William Courtenay | Winchester | Winchester, England | Winchester College
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