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| Alnwick, William. B. at Alnwick, Northumberland. Said to have been LL.D. of Cambridge. Monk at St Albans. Prior of Wymondham Abbey, 1420. Archdeacon of Sarum, 1420. Preb. of York, 1421. Dean of St Martin's-le-Grand, 1425-6. Bishop of Norwich, 1426. Keeper of the Privy Seal. Bishop of Lincoln, 1436-49. Took part in the foundation of Eton and of King's College. His architectural taste is shown by the part he took in the building of the Schools at Cambridge, the Cathedral of Norwich, the 'Alnwick tower' at the Lincoln palace, etc. Died Dec. 5, 1449. Buried at Lincoln. Will at Lambeth. ( D.N.B.; Linc. Cath. Statutes .) | William ALNWICK Approx. lifespan: 1402–1449 b. at Alnwick, Northumberland Said to have been LL.D. of Cambridge University Monk at St Albans, [ Hertfordshire ] Prior of Wymondham Abbey, [ Norfolk ] 1420 Archdeacon of Sarum, [ Wiltshire ] 1420 Preb. of York, [ Yorkshire ] 1421 Dean of St Martin's-le-Grand, [ London ???] 1425-26 Bishop of Norwich, [ Norfolk ] 1426 Keeper of the Privy Seal. Bishop of Lincoln, [ Lincolnshire ] 1436-49 Took part in the foundation of Sch: Eton and of King's College . His architectural taste is shown by the part he took in the building of the Schools at Cambridge, [ Cambridgeshire ] the Cathedral of Norwich, [ Norfolk ] the 'Alnwick tower' at the Lincoln palace [ Lincolnshire ] etc. Died 1449:12:05 buried at Lincoln, [ Lincolnshire ] Will at Lambeth. ( D.N.B.; Linc. Cath. Statutes .) |