William of Wykeham but he was pardoned by the new king Richard II in July 1377, weeks after Edward III died. (Richard was the son of Edward, the Black Prince, who had died in June 1376, a year before his father.) Under Richard II, William resumed his position as a royal councillor. Although he took the side of the Lords Appellant in their disputes with the king in 1388, he also managed to maintain good relations with the king, and served as Chancellor again from May 1389 to September 1391. After years of supporting poor scholars at Oxford University, he founded New College,
Robert Marmion (died 1144) Robert Marmion (died 1144) Robert Marmion (died 1144) was an Anglo-Norman baron and soldier who rose to prominence during the wars between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda. From a Norman family originating at Fontenay-le-Marmion and born before 1108, he was the son and heir of Roger Marmion, who held lands in Lincolnshire. After the death of his father shortly before November 1129, he gave away some of his inherited estates to the nuns of Polesworth Abbey and the monks of Bardney Abbey. He also entered into contention with William Beauchamp over tenure of Tamworth Castle, where before 1135 he