George Strangways Explained

George Strangways, STB[1] was an Oxford college head in the 15th-century.[2]

Strangways became a Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford in 1474 and was elected its Rector in January 1480.[3] He resigned the Rectorship in 1488. He later became Archdeacon of Coventry[4] and served as a chaplain to Henry VIII.[5] He is buried at St Michael's Church, Oxford.[6]

Notes and References

  1. 'Oxoniensis academia: or, The antiquities and curiosities of the University of Oxford'Pointe, J. p51: v; Birt; 1749
  2. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol3/pp163-173 British History On-line
  3. Book: Green . V.H.H. . The Commonwealth of Lincoln College 1427-1977 . 1979 . Oxford University Press . Oxford. 46.
  4. Web site: Archdeacons: Coventry . British History Online . 30 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Egerton MS 1070 . British Library . 30 September 2023 . 5 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205153532/http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Egerton_MS_1070 . dead .
  6. "Fasti Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ: Or, An Essay Towards Deducing a Regular Succession of All the Principal Dignitaries" Le Neve, J p490: London; J.Nutt; 1716

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