Bishop Richard Fox of Winchester : architect of the Tudor Age / Clayton J. Drees.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drees, Clayton J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fox, Richard, 1447 or 1448-1528.

Fox, Richard.

Christian biography--England.

Christian biography.

England--Church history--1485-.

England.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 a figurative architect of his world, physically designing chapels and colleges, but also 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 negotiated the

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; I. Beginnings 1448-85; II. Bishop and Lord Privy Seal 1485-94; III. Prince Bishop of Durham 1494-1501; IV. Bishop of Winchester 1501-09; V. Bishop of Winchester 1509-16; VI. Corpus Christi College; VII. Endings 1516-28; Chapter Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1727-9