William of Wykeham

Also known as: Wickham / William Wickham / William bishop of Winchester / William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester · Family: Church · Role: bishop · First appears: Richard II 34

Life events

• c. 1386 · Thirteen lords were appointed to oversee the realm's government under Richard II.(Richard II 34)
  • With: Richard II William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York Edmund Langley, Duke of York Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester Thomas Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel Richard Scrope John Devereux, Lord Devereux Nicholas, Abbot of Waltham
  • “there were in this parlement thirteene lords chosen, to haue ouersight vnder the king of the whole gouernment of the realme”
• 1389 · Richard II appointed William of Wykeham chancellor after taking the chancellor's seal.(Richard II 45)
  • With: Richard II
  • “deliuered the seale to the bishop of Winchester, William Wickham, and so made him chancellor, although sore against the same bishops will.”
• c. 1404 · William of Wykeham died, leaving two colleges and lasting monuments.(Henry IV 16)
  • “William Wickham bishop of Winchester, being a man of great age, deceassed this yeare, leauing behind him a perpetuall memorie of his name, for the notable monuments which he erected, in building two colleges”
• c. 1404 · Edward III took William of Wykeham into his service after meeting him at Winchester.(Henry IV 16 · 📍 Winchester)
  • With: Edward III
  • “till king Edward the third, comming to Winchester, conceiued some good liking of the yoong man, and tooke him to his seruice”
• c. 1404 · Edward III promoted William of Wykeham through church offices, eventually making him bishop of Winchester.(Henry IV 16)
  • With: Edward III
  • “he first made him parson and deane of saint Martins in London, then archdeacon of Buckingham”
• c. 1404 · William of Wykeham received numerous royal offices and was eventually made bishop of Winchester.(Henry IV 16)
  • With: Edward III
  • “After this, he was aduanced to the kéeping of the priuie seale, made ouerséer of the wards and forrests, also treasuror of the kings reuenues in France, and at length was made bishop of Winchester.”
• c. 1404 · John of Gaunt and Alice Perrers procured Edward III to banish William of Wykeham.(Henry IV 16)
  • With: Edward III John of Gaunt Alice Perrers
  • “Iohn duke of Lancaster, and Alice Perers king Edwards concubine, conceiuing some great displeasure against him, found meane to procure the king to banish him the realme”
• c. 1404 · After Edward III died, William of Wykeham returned and obtained a general pardon.(Henry IV 16)
  • With: Edward III Richard II
  • “But after his deceasse, about the second yeare of king Richard the seconds reigne, he was restored home, and purchased a general pardon for all matters past”
• c. 1404 · Richard II appointed William of Wykeham lord chancellor.(Henry IV 16)
  • With: Richard II
  • “when the king made him lord chancellor, there was not anie that greatlie repined thereat”

Richard II 34

• sworn: Richard II “the other ten were these, William archbishop of Canturburie, Alexander archbishop of Yorke, Edmund Langlie duke of Yorke, Thomas duke of Glocester, William bishop of Winchester, Thomas bishop of Excester, Richard earle of Arundell, Richard lord Scroope, and Iohn lord Debereux.”

Richard II 45

• sworn: Richard II “When the archbishop of Yorke (who in the yeare last past had béene remooued from Elie vnto Yorke, and Alexander Neuill displaced) had deliuered vnto him the seale, the king receiuing it of him, put it in his bosome, and suddenlie rising, departed foorth of the chamber, & after a little while returning, sat downe againe, and deliuered the seale to the bishop of Winchester, William Wickham, and so made him chancellor, although sore against the same bishops will.”

Henry IV 16

• parent: Perot “the said Wickham, otherwise called Perot, was base sonne to one Perot, the towne-clerke of Wickham in Hampshire”
• guardian: Wodall “one maister Wodall a gentleman, dwelling in the said towne, brought him vp at schoole, where he learned his grammar, and to write verie faire”
• sworn: Edward III “king Edward the third, comming to Winchester, conceiued some good liking of the yoong man, and tooke him to his seruice”
• enemies with John of Gaunt “But at length Iohn duke of Lancaster, and Alice Perers king Edwards concubine, conceiuing some great displeasure against him, found meane to procure the king to banish him the realme”
• enemies with Alice Perrers “But at length Iohn duke of Lancaster, and Alice Perers king Edwards concubine, conceiuing some great displeasure against him, found meane to procure the king to banish him the realme”
• sworn: Richard II “But after his deceasse, about the second yeare of king Richard the seconds reigne, he was restored home, and purchased a general pardon for all matters past that might be surmized against him, or laid to his charge”
• with Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales (The Black Prince did not favor William of Wykeham.) “Yet the Blacke prince did not greatlie fauour him”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.