They were also owners of Kimbolton Castle at the time when Catherine of Aragon lived there during the last few years of her life and where she died in 1536.

Sir John de Wingfield left money in his will to replace the original church with one larger and more elaborate in the 14th-century.

The church contains the effigy of Michael de la Pole Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Katherine Stafford.

This Earl died of dysentery at the Siege of Harfleur whilst with Henry V on his Agincourt campaign of 1415.

[2]: 122  The Earl's son, also Michael, who was with his father, succeeded to the title but was killed a few weeks later whilst fighting under the King at the actual battle of Agincourt.

His brother, Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, followed him and was therefore imprisoned by his rival, King Henry VII.

He was then beheaded, without trial,[citation needed] on the orders of Henry VIII, who then confiscated the castle and the De La Pole estates for himself.

These persons were required to live at the college, pray for Sir John, the Black Prince and Edward III, run a boarding school and minister to the parish.

In 2009 a Community Interest Company (CIC) was formed to formally take on the leasehold of the buildings and run the artistic programming and venue hirings.