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William Warham ( c. 1450 – 22 August 1532) was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1503 to his death in 1532. Early life and education. Warham was the son of Robert Warham of Malshanger in Hampshire. He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. [1] Legal career.
Apr 15, 2024 · William Warham (born c. 1450, Malshanger, Hampshire, England—died August 22, 1532, Canterbury, Kent) was the last of the pre-Reformation archbishops of Canterbury, a quiet, retiring intellectual who nonetheless closed his career with a resolute stand against the anticlerical policies of King Henry VIII of England.
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William was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, becoming a fellow in 1475 and acquiring a doctorate in canon law. In 1448, Warham moved to London to take up a post in the Court of Arches, and two years later, it is believed he went to Rome as a proctor of John Alcock, Bishop of Ely.
William Warham (about 1450-1532) served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1503 until his death. He was a successful diplomatist and lawyer, included Erasmus and Holbein amongst his friends, and was Chancellor of Oxford University from 1506 until he died. He supervised the coronation of Henry VIII and conducted the service for his marriage to ...
Hans Holbein. Portrait of William Warham. 1527. Oil on wood. Louvre, Paris, France. WILLIAM WARHAM, Archbishop of Canterbury, belonged to a Hampshire family, and was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, afterwards practising and teaching law both in London and Oxford.
Overview. Warham, William. (c. 1456—1532) administrator and archbishop of Canterbury. Quick Reference. ( c. 1450–1532). Archbishop of Canterbury. Born in Hampshire and educated in law at New College, Oxford, Warham frequently served as a diplomat (1491–1502) and negotiated Prince Arthur's marriage to Catherine of Aragon (1496).
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May 14, 2018 · Warham, William ( c. 1450–1532). Archbishop of Canterbury. Born in Hampshire and educated in law at New College, Oxford, Warham frequently served as a diplomat (1491–1502) and negotiated Prince Arthur's marriage to Catherine of Aragon (1496). He was successively master of the rolls (1494), bishop of London (1502), archbishop (1504), and ...
