William Waynflete, born William Patten, was Headmaster of Winchester College (1429–1441), Provost of Eton College (1442–1447), Bishop of Winchester (1447–1486) and Lord Chancellor of England (1456–1460). He founded Magdalen College, Oxford, and three subsidiary schools, namely Magdalen College School in Oxford, Magdalen College School, Brackley in Northamptonshire and Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire.
William Waynflete
Arms of Cardinal Henry Beaufort on the canopy of Wayneflete's monument in Winchester Cathedral, at which Wayneflete's effigy stares for all eternity
Waynflete's chantry tomb in Winchester Cathedral
Magdalen College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by Bishop of Winchester William of Waynflete. It is one of the wealthiest Oxford colleges, as of 2022, and one of the strongest academically, setting the record for the highest Norrington Score in 2010 and topping the table twice since then. It is home to several of the university's distinguished chairs, including the Agnelli-Serena Professorship, the Sherardian Professorship, and the four Waynflete Professorships.
The Cloister and Founders’ Tower
The Expulsion of the Fellows, 1687 by Joseph Tonneau (1884).
View across the Cloister. The far side is the hall (left) and chapel, behind is the Great Tower.
The interior of the chapel, showing Wyatt's plaster roof
