John Whitgift was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death. Noted for his hospitality, he was somewhat ostentatious in his habits, sometimes visiting Canterbury and other towns attended by a retinue of 800 horses. Whitgift's theological views were often controversial.
John Whitgift
Whitgift at Queen Elizabeth's deathbed, stained glass at Grimsby Minster. The archbishop's death is given as 1603 because of Old Style and New Style dates.
Whitgift monument in Croydon Minster
Part of the interior courtyard of the Whitgift Almshouses in Croydon, named for Whitgift
Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the 16 "old colleges" of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. Its buildings span the River Cam with the Mathematical Bridge and Silver Street connecting the two sides.
Queens' College Gatehouse
Bird's eye view of Queens' College, Cambridge by David Loggan, published in 1690
Plan of Queens' College, 1574
Cloister Court