Hilary of Chichester
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Hilary was a bishop of Chichester in England. English by birth, he studied canon law and worked in Rome as a papal clerk. During his time there, he became acquainted with a number of ecclesiastics, in
The interior of Chichester Cathedral, showing the Romanesque stonework. The interior was reworked after a fire in 1187, but the basic structure dates from before Hilary's episcopate.
The ruins of Battle Abbey
The martyrdom of Thomas Becket, from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral. Hilary was an opponent of Becket's.
William of York
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William of York was an English priest and twice Archbishop of York, before and after a rival, Henry Murdac. He was thought to be related to King Stephen of England, who helped to secure his election t
Carved plaque. William of York crosses the River Ouse; the Ouse bridge collapses but no one is killed.
The sarcophagus of William between an altar and a mural of his image in the crypt of York Minster
Corner fragment of the 14th-century tomb shrine of St William
Pedestal fragment of the 15th-century principal shrine of St William