About Richard Hill
Lived 1401 – 1496 (aged 94–95). Richard Hill was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Richard Hill (fl. 10 May 1486; died 20 February 1496) was a medieval Bishop of London.
Hill was Archdeacon of Lewes from 1486, until he was provided as Bishop of London on 21 August 1489 and consecrated on 15 November 1489. He also served as Dean of the Chapel Royal between 1485 and 1489.
With a group of supporters around the Court of Arches, including Edward Vaughan, he attempted to undermine the prerogative powers of the Archbishop of Canterbury, at the time John Morton.
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Who was Richard Hill?
Archdeacon of Lewes;Bishop of London
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Richard Hill was born in 1401.
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Richard Hill died on 20 February 1496.
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Richard Hill was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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