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William Waynflete

Bishop and Educationalist

  • Hardback
  • 205 pages
  • Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
  • 23.7 x 31.5 x 1.3 cm

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For history lovers and students of medieval life

Explains the bishop's role in founding great schools

Gain a deeper understanding of church history

Discover the fascinating life of William Waynflete, the influential bishop who helped shape 15th-century English education.

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This is the first modern study of William Waynflete, powerful and influential bishop of Winchester from 1447 to 1486. Waynflete was one of the great educationalists and patrons of learning of late medieval England, and his career was dominated by an interest in education. He played a leading role in some of the changes which transformed education in 15th-century England: the emergence in Oxford and Cambridge of new and larger colleges; the influence of continental humanist ideas which reshaped English thought; the introduction of the teaching of Greek; the composition of new grammars; and the introduction of printing as a means of disseminating the new learning. Through her examination of Waynflete's career, Davis challenges the received view of the gangrenous corruption of the medieval church and instead supports recent research which suggests the truth to have been far more complex. As this biography records, Waynflete himself was politically linked to Henry VI and the Lancastrian administration and most of his time was spent in southern England, However, he retained close links with his native Lincolnshire, and his committments there are also fully considered.VIRGINIA DAVIS is lecturer in history at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London.
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  • Title

    William Waynflete

  • Author

    Virginia Davis

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Boydell & Brewer Ltd

  • Published

    December 1993

  • Weight

    468g

  • Page Count

    205

  • Dimensions

    23.7 x 31.5 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780851153490

  • ISBN-10

    0851153496

  • Eden Code

    1196757