Bishop Richard Fox of Winchester played an important role in the early Tudor age
Bishop Richard Fox of Winchester.
Architect of the Tudor Age.
By
Clayton J. Drees
McFarland Books 2014
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-9579-5
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-1727-5
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ABSTRACT:
Bishop Richard Fox of Winchester (1448–1528) was an important early modern English prelate whose tireless service to his church, to his king and to humanist studies single him out as one of the great shapers of the Tudor age. This book explores the life and career of Bishop Fox as an architect of his world, not only literally, physically designing chapels and colleges, but also figuratively, building the careers of other important Tudor personalities such as Thomas Wolsey and John Fisher. Fox also laid the foundation for humanist learning in England by establishing Corpus Christi College at Oxford, and he negotiated the treaties and marriages that in time produced the Tudor and Stuart successions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Preface 1
- Introduction 5
- Beginnings 1448-85 17
- Bishop and Lord Privy Seal 1485-94 37
- Prince Bishop of Durham 1494-1501 54
- Bishop of Winchester 1501-09 75
- Bishop of Winchester 1509-16 96
- Corpus Christi College 122
- VII. Endings 1516-28 147
- Chapter Notes 175
- Select Bibliography 197
- Index 203
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Clayton J. Drees is a professor of history at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia. He lives in Virginia Beach