Edwin was born in 1519 at Esthwaite Hall, which is 1 mile south of Hawkshead, Cumbria, on the road to Newby Bridge. The Hall nestles in the valley and overlooks Esthwaite Water. Today it is still a family home, although the Sandys family now reside in the grander Graythwaite Hall, a few miles further south. He was the son of William Sandys and Margaret Dixon.
Whilst there is a theory that young Edwin received his early education at Furness Abbey, it is believed by Collinson[1] that both Edmund Grindal and Edwin Sandys shared a childhood, quite probably in St Bees, and were educated together. A branch of the Sandys family lived at Rottington Hall near St Bees. The heralds in 1563 knew the family as"...of St Bees in the County of Cumberland", and Sandys himself recalled that he and Grindal had lived "familiarly" and "as brothers" and were only separated between Sandys's 13th and 18th Years. The St Bees registers are full of Sandys, and it thought likely that Sandys grew up at Rottington. However, his place of education is not recorded, though it is known that the Marian martyr John Bland was the schoolmaster of Sandys.[1] Edwin Sandys kept one step behind Edmund Grindal in his subsequent career, succeeding him as bishop of London, and then archbishop of York.[1]
On the death of King Edward, the Duke of Northumberland sought to avoid a Roman Catholic monarchy by placing Lady Jane Grey on the throne. He and his followers arrived in Cambridge to raise an army in East Anglia and demanded that Edwin Sandys preach a sermon. When the rebellion failed and Mary Tudor took the throne, Edwin was arrested and taken to the Tower of London. For this he is mentioned in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.[3] Later he was moved to more comfortable conditions in Marshalsea prison where he made friends with the prison keeper who connived at his escape.
He went first to Antwerp and then Augsburg and Strasbourg where his wife joined him. His wife and infant son died there of a plague. He then lived in Zürich until the accession of Elizabeth I made it safe for him to return to England; on the day of Elizabeth's coronation. On 19 February 1559 he married Cicely Wilford, sister of James Wilford.
Along with other Marian exiles, who returned to positions of wealth and importance, Archbishop Sandys was concerned that true religion and sound learning would forever flourish in the land. They saw the necessity of education for religion's sake and the need for the Church of England to hold their own in discussion with Roman Catholics. To these ends Edwin Sandys founded Hawkshead Grammar School in 1585 and endowed it with sufficient land and property for it to offer a free education.
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Edwin Sandys ˈ s ae n d z 1519 10 July 1588 was an English prelate He was Anglican Bishop of Worcester 1559 1570 London 1570 1576 and Archbishop of York 1576 1588 during the reign of Elizabeth I of England He was one of the translators of the Bishops Bible The Most ReverendEdwin SandysArchbishop of YorkAs bishop of London 1571Installed1576Term ended1588PredecessorEdmund GrindalSuccessorJohn PiersOther post s Bishop of Worcester 1559 1570 Bishop of London 1570 1576 Personal detailsBornc 1519 Esthwaite HallDied 1588 07 10 10 July 1588BuriedSouthwell MinsterSpouseMary SandysCecily WilfordAlma materSt John s College Cambridge Contents 1 Early years and education 2 Exile 3 Archbishop of York 4 Family 5 References 6 External linksEarly years and education editEdwin was born in 1519 at Esthwaite Hall which is 1 mile south of Hawkshead Cumbria on the road to Newby Bridge The Hall nestles in the valley and overlooks Esthwaite Water Today it is still a family home although the Sandys family now reside in the grander Graythwaite Hall a few miles further south He was the son of William Sandys and Margaret Dixon Whilst there is a theory that young Edwin received his early education at Furness Abbey it is believed by Collinson 1 that both Edmund Grindal and Edwin Sandys shared a childhood quite probably in St Bees and were educated together A branch of the Sandys family lived at Rottington Hall near St Bees The heralds in 1563 knew the family as of St Bees in the County of Cumberland and Sandys himself recalled that he and Grindal had lived familiarly and as brothers and were only separated between Sandys s 13th and 18th Years The St Bees registers are full of Sandys and it thought likely that Sandys grew up at Rottington However his place of education is not recorded though it is known that the Marian martyr John Bland was the schoolmaster of Sandys 1 Edwin Sandys kept one step behind Edmund Grindal in his subsequent career succeeding him as bishop of London and then archbishop of York 1 He went up to St John s College Cambridge graduating BA in 1539 and then a Doctor of Divinity ten years later 2 In 1547 he was elected master of Catharine Hall and by the death of Edward VI in 1553 he was Vice Chancellor of the university Exile editOn the death of King Edward the Duke of Northumberland sought to avoid a Roman Catholic monarchy by placing Lady Jane Grey on the throne He and his followers arrived in Cambridge to raise an army in East Anglia and demanded that Edwin Sandys preach a sermon When the rebellion failed and Mary Tudor took the throne Edwin was arrested and taken to the Tower of London For this he is mentioned in Foxe s Book of Martyrs 3 Later he was moved to more comfortable conditions in Marshalsea prison where he made friends with the prison keeper who connived at his escape He went first to Antwerp and then Augsburg and Strasbourg where his wife joined him His wife and infant son died there of a plague He then lived in Zurich until the accession of Elizabeth I made it safe for him to return to England on the day of Elizabeth s coronation On 19 February 1559 he married Cicely Wilford sister of James Wilford Archbishop of York editOn his return he became successively Bishop of Worcester Bishop of London and Archbishop of York He helped in the translation of a new version of the Bishops Bible Sandys s own personal copy may be seen in the Hawkshead Grammar School Museum in Cumbria nbsp Memorial in Southwell Minster Along with other Marian exiles who returned to positions of wealth and importance Archbishop Sandys was concerned that true religion and sound learning would forever flourish in the land They saw the necessity of education for religion s sake and the need for the Church of England to hold their own in discussion with Roman Catholics To these ends Edwin Sandys founded Hawkshead Grammar School in 1585 and endowed it with sufficient land and property for it to offer a free education Sandys died on 10 July 1588 and was buried in Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire Family edit nbsp Sandys s second wife Cicely Wilford in 1571 Sandys was twice married His first wife Mary Sandys died in 1558 at Strasbourg They had one son 4 James Sandys died 1557 Strasbourg On 19 February 1559 Sandys married Cicely Wilford daughter of Thomas Wilford and sister of James Wilford They had the following children 4 Sir Samuel Sandys MP JP 1560 1623 Sir Edwin Sandys MP 1561 1629 Treasurer of the Virginia Company of London Sir Miles Sandys Bt MP 1563 1645 William Sandys born 1565 died young Margaret Sandys 1566 1611 married Anthony Aucher Thomas Sandys 1568 c 1634 colonist a first settler of Jamestown Virginia Anne Sandys 1570 c 1629 married Sir William Barne Henry Sandys 1572 1626 George Sandys 1578 1644 traveller and poet colonist in Virginia In 1604 Cicely Sandys enlisted the support of Anne of Denmark in an unsuccessful attempt to found a university at Ripon in Yorkshire 5 vte Family tree of Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York William Sandys Edwin Sandys 1519 1588 Archbishop of YorkMiles Sandys MP c 1520 1601 Baronet 1611 Samuel Sandys MP 1560 1623 Edwin Sandys MP 1561 1629 also James WilliamMargaret Aucher Thomas HenryMiles Sandys Bt MP 1563 1645 Anne Sandys 1570 c 1629 m William BarneGeorge Sandys 1578 1644 poetEdwin Sandys MP c 1564 1608 m Elizabeth dau ofWilliam 3rd Baron SandysWilliam Sandys 1565 1641 Edwin Sandys MP 1591 1623 Henry Sandys MP c 1607 1640 Edwin Sandys d 1642 killed in Civil WarMiles Sandys Bt d 1654 Anne Barne 1587 1633 m 1 William Lovelacem 2 Jonathan BrowneHenry Sandys5th Baron Sandys d 1644 killed in Civil Warm Jane dau ofWilliam SandysMiles Sandys MP c 1601 1636 William Sandys MP c 1607 1669 Waterworks Samuel Sandys MP 1615 1685 Richard Sandys d 1669 Richard Lovelace 1617 1657 poetFrancis Lovelace c 1621 1675 Govr of New YorkWilliam 6th BaronHenry 7th BaronEdwin 8th Baron Baronet 1684 Samuel Sandys MP c 1637 1701 Richard Sandys Bt 1670 1726 James MadisonU S President Edwin Sandys MP 1659 1699 Baron Sandys 1743 Samuel Sandys1st Baron Sandys 1695 1770 Chancellor of the Exchequer Edwin Sandys2nd Baron Sandys 1726 1797 Martin Sandys 1729 1768 Baron Sandys 1802 Mary Sandys1st Baroness Sandys 1764 1836 m Arthur Hill 2ndMarquess of Downshire Marquesses of DownshireBarons Sandys Disambiguation pages Edwin Sandys Henry Sandys Miles Sandys Samuel Sandys See also Marquesses of Downshire family treeReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edwin Sandys nbsp Christianity portal a b c Patrick Collinson Archbishop Grindal 1519 1583 The struggle for a reformed church 1979 ISBN 0 224 01703 9 Sandys Edwin SNDS519E A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Foxe J Actes and Monuments of these Latter and Perillous Days Touching Matters of the Church Foxe s Book of Martyrs a b Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York Tudor Place Retrieved 1 October 2019 Francis Peck Desiderata Curiosa vol 1 London 1779 p 290 Archbold W A J 1897 Sandys Edwin 1516 1588 In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 50 London Smith Elder amp Co Academic offices Preceded byReginald Bainbrigge Master of St Catharine s College Cambridge1547 1554 Succeeded byEdmund Cosyn Preceded byEdward Hawford Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University1552 1553 Succeeded byJohn Young Church of England titles Preceded byRichard Pate Bishop of Worcester1559 1570 Succeeded byNicholas Bullingham Preceded byEdmund Grindal Bishop of London1570 1576 Succeeded byJohn Aylmer Archbishop of York1577 1588 Succeeded byJohn PiersExternal links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edwin Sandys bishop amp oldid 1205327165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
