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William Waynflete - Bishop and Educationalist (Hardcover)
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William Waynflete - Bishop and Educationalist (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion
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Study of the life of bishop of Winchester (1447-86), one of the
great educationalists and patrons of learning of late medieval
England. 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 careerwas 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 biographyrecords, 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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