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John Whitgift (c. 1530 – 29 February 1604) 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 (born c. 1530, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died Feb. 29, 1604, London) was the archbishop of Canterbury who did much to strengthen the Anglican church during the last years of Elizabeth I and to secure its acceptance by her successor, James I. He was the first bishop to be appointed to the Privy Council by Elizabeth, who ...
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Mar 17, 2015 · John Whitgift was a Tudor archbishop who enforced religious conformity in England and Wales. He was Elizabeth I's chaplain and crowned James I in 1603.
Nov 28, 2007 · The life and acts of John Whitgift, the third and last Lord Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the whole digested, compiled, and attested from records, registers, original letters, and other authentic MSS. taken from the choicest libraries and collections of the Kingdom, together with a large appendix of the said papers
May 11, 2018 · John Whitgift was an Anglican divine and archbishop of Canterbury who defended the Elizabethan settlement against Puritanism. He was a Calvinist who supported episcopacy and the Prayer Book, and wrote the Six Articles and the Lambeth Articles.
John Whitgift was a Calvinistic bishop and archbishop who served Queen Elizabeth I and James I. He suppressed Puritan writings, founded Whitgift School, and attended the queen's deathbed.
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The Whitgift Centre was officially opened in 1970 by the Duchess of Kent. John Whitgift Foundation still retains the freehold of the Centre and the rental income is used to fund its £5 million a year bursary scheme for students who attend Whitgift, Trinity and Old Palace. It is one of the largest bursary schemes in the UK.
