Reginald Pecock

Timeline

1. c. 1410–1431Oxford · OxfordshirePecock was born in Wales, received his theological training at Oxford, earned a doctorate in theology, and later became a canon of St Paul's Cathedral, rising to prominence in Church scholarly circles for his learning and eloquence.
2. 1431–1442London · EnglandFrom 1431 he served as master of Whittington College, during which time he wrote works such as The Reule of Crysten Religioun, systematically refuting the Lollards and arguing for the defense of orthodox doctrine through rational argument; he was a central polemicist in the English religious controversies of the 1430s.
3. 1450–1461Chichester · West SussexAfter being transferred to the bishopric of Chichester in 1450 he continued writing; on December 4, 1457 he was forced to publicly recant at St Paul's Cross, his works were burned, and in January 1459 he was forced to resign, being confined at Thorney Abbey in Cambridgeshire, where he died around 1461.