Death

William lived a long life and died at the age of 80. By the time of his death on the 27th of September 1404, he was one of the richest men in England.

He is buried in Winchester Cathedral.

WInchester Cathedral

Grave of William of Wykeham

Schools and Colleges

William founded New College Oxford and New College School in 1379. He also founded Winchester College in 1382.


His motto "Manners makyth man" is also the motto of his establishments. It can be seen on their coat of arms

Shield of New College Oxford

William of Wykeham's coat of arms.

Achievements

He had shown considerable talent as an administrator and in June was appointed Lord Privy Seal and then in October 1366 he was elected Bishop of Winchester.

In 1367 he was appointed Chancellor of England.

Later Life.

William was educated at the school in Winchester. In later life he was appointed Justice in Eyre south of the Trent along with Peter Atte Wode in 1361, a position he held until about 1367.
He became secretary to the constable of Winchester Castle and in this job learned a lot about building. This led to architectural work work for King Edward III, for whom he reconstructed Windsor Castle whilst living at Bear's Rails in Old Windsor.

Windsor Castle

William was paid for these services by being given money from various churches and eventually, in 1362, he was ordained.

William of Wykeham

William of Wykeham

In 1320 William was born into a peasant family in Wickham, Hampshire, England. His father was John Longe and his mother was Sybill Bowade. He had a sister named Alicia.

My Family Tree

For an English assignment, we had to trace our family trees.  I managed to trace back to 1300s and to my ancestor, William of Wykeham