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Establishment of Magdalen College School, Oxford

When
undated
Where
Oxford
Episodes
1

William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, founded Magdalen College School in Oxford as one of three subsidiary schools. The provided passages do not specify a separate charter date for the school, distinguishing it from the college's 1458 foundation.

Episodes

  1. Unknown · OxfordEstablishment of Subsidiary Schools

    Waynflete founded Magdalen College School in Oxford as one of three subsidiary schools.

Background and detail

Founding Context. William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor, is identified as the founder of Magdalen College School in Oxford. The sources list this school as one of three subsidiary institutions he established, alongside schools in Brackley and Wainfleet, without detailing a specific legal act for the school itself.

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Sources

  1. William Waynflete Wikipedia
  2. Magdalen College, Oxford Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26

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