Founded 1610 by Dorothy Wadham in memory of husband Nicholas Wadham. Sister College – Christ’s College Cambridge. Men and Women – Undergraduates 448 Postgraduates 129. Behind every good man is a good woman. Wadham College owes its existence to the tenacity and dedication of Dorothy Wadham, wife of wealthy Somerset landowner, Nicholas Wadham, who made sure her husband’s rather vague intention to establish a place of learning in Oxford was realised in 1610. In the space of four short years following her
volume of poetry a year before his birth. As one can determine from this, much of his influence came from his parents. Hopkins began writing poetry in grammar school during which he won a poetry prize. This prize gave him a scholarship to Balliol College in Oxford, where he earned two degrees and was considered by his professors and peers to be the star of Balliol. Throughout his life he was very connected to his religion. So much that in 1868, after joining the Society of Jesus, he burned all of his work
Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins is a reflection of his time period because his work represents realism, his work was different from what was expected, and his work had to do with religion. Although Hopkins is considered as one of the great poets of the past, he was not that appreciated during his time period. The only reason that we have his work today is because his friends held on to his work after his death and decided to publish it for him in 1918. Hopkins age was defined
Founded 1882 in memory of George Augustus Selwyn. Paid for by subscription. Sister College – Keble College Oxford. Men and Women – Undergraduates 400 Postgraduates 200. For a college with modest financial endowments, Selwyn punches way above its weight in the Cambridge academic performance tables, recently achieving top spot. The foundation started life in 1882 as a Public Hostel of the University, a Christian initiative in memory of the Rt Revd George Augustus Selwyn, the first Bishop of New Zealand
Founded 1263 by John de Balliol. Sister College -– St John’s College Cambridge. Men and Women – Undergraduates 387 Postgraduates 327. Balliol is one of the oldest and largest of the colleges in Oxford with around 327 postgraduates and 387 undergraduates. It has recently become the most popular, with more applications than any other in the university. Balliol is situated right in the heart of the city on its original site with a lease dating back to foundation year – 1263. A student coup in the 1960’s
Founded 1509 as The King’s Hall and College of Brasenose by William Smyth, Bishop of Lincoln and Sir Richard Sutton. Sister College – Gonville and Caius College Cambridge. Men and Women – Undergraduates 365 Postgraduates 206. Brasenose College is in the centre of Oxford situated by Radcliffe Square overlooking the main quadrangle of the Bodleian Library. It is affectionately referred to as ‘BNC’ or ‘The Mighty Nose’. As with many learned institutions the evolution from lodging houses, where academics
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89). Poems 1918, Spring and Fall: To a young child MÁRGARÉT, áre you gríeving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leáves, líke the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? Áh! ás the heart grows older 5 It will come to such sights colder By and by, nor spare a sigh Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; And yet you wíll weep and know why. Now no matter, child, the name: 10 Sórrow’s spríngs áre the same. Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed What
John Caius. Originally Gonville Hall 1348-1351. Sister College – Brasenose College Oxford. Men and Women –Undergraduates 500 Postgraduates 250. Gonville and Caius was founded in 1348 as Gonville Hall, by the somewhat mysterious Edmund Gonville, Rector of Terrington St Clements, from the flatlands of Norfolk. There must have been more to Edmund than the records show, because it is doubtful a humble rector could have established a Cambridge college. There has been speculation that he was also a successful
College of Scholars of the Holy Trinity of Norwich. Named after The Holy Trinity. Founded 1350 by William Bateman Bishop of Norwich. Sisters College – All Souls College Oxford. Men and Women – Undergraduate 370 Postgraduates 270. The Black Death plague that hit England in the 1340’s had a devastating effect, wiping out almost half of the population. The clergy, despite their godliness, were not immune. William Bateman Bishop of Norwich, found he had lost close to 700 parish priests and, in order
Founded 1438 as The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed of Oxford by Henry Chiche Archbishop of Canterbury. Sister College – Trinity Hall Cambridge. Fellows only, Men and Women (by entrance exam or invitation). Only the most brilliant scholars drawn from a pool of the most gifted are invited to All Souls to engage in a life advanced academic study. Traditionally the college has no undergraduates and is unusual in that all members become fellows and join the college’s governing body. Originally
Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal Swift was said to “declare at one stage in his life: ‘I am not of this vile country (Ireland), I am an Englishman’” (Hertford website). In his satire “A Modest Proposal,” he illustrates his dislike not only for the Irish, but for the English, organized religions, rich, greedy landlords, and people of power. It is obvious that Swift dislikes these people, but the reader must explore from where his loathing for the groups of people stems. I believe Swift not
attending a public school, Sherborne. After his brother participated in homosexual activities, Waugh was forced to attend Lancing, a very religious institution. Afterward, he was granted a scholarship to go to Hertford College in Oxford to study modern history. Waugh was very fond of Hertford, however, he didn’t finish schooling there. His social life took over and he failed academically. (New World
Within four years, four English translations of the Bible were published in England at the King's behest, including Henry's official Great Bible. All were based on Tyndale's work. Theological views Tyndale denounced the practice of prayer to saints. He taught justification by faith, the return of Christ, and mortality of the soul. Printed works Although best known for his translation of the Bible, Tyndale was also an active writer and translator. As well as his focus on the ways in which religion
the city of Bathurst, New South Wales. But in 1889 Charles and his family moved to England. Charles attended Brentwood School in Essex which is father was headmaster of but in 1894 Charles changed schools to Clifton College before winning a scholarship to Hertford College in Oxford in 1898. After Charles finished his schooling he returned to Australia he taught briefly at Sydney Grammar School but then moved on to be a Legal Assistant in 1905 to 1907 he then resigned and did a series of stories
Knights of the Crusades: Hospitallers and the Templars There were two well-known monastic orders that rose from the Holy Wars of the Crusades. These orders were a new type of religious order- a fighting force that remained devoted to Christian values, but fought as soldiers would in the Crusades. They were known as the Knights of the Hospital (or Hospitallers) and Knights of the Temple (Templars). Throughout the Crusading period both orders of knights played a large role in the protection of the
raised in bathurst until 1898 when he moved with his family to England. His father, Edwin Bean was the headmaster of the All Saints College in Bathurst and was also a priest. From 1889 to 1898 while living in England, Charles attended several schools including Brentwood, Clifton College and Hertford College. In 1898 he was lucky enough to win a scholarship to Oxford where he was able to study the classics, one of his loves. Charles was a conscientious student who graduated with second-class honours
bible would not be available. William Hutchinson, later changed to Tyndale, was born around the date of 1494 AD. Tyndale had an exceptional gift of speaking over seven known languages. Tyndale attended Oxford University and in 1512 he received his Bachelors Degree. After another three years at Oxford University Tyndale graduated with a Masters Degree. In order to support his education William Tyndale tutored students from the higher class society. Tyndale joined the group called "the White Horse
A Midsummer’s Night Dream is considered one of Shakespeare's best works. Though this play is a comedy, the plots and stories are vengeful and tragic. There have been many variations of the story throughout time which has made it difficult for critics to evaluate. “ With so many versions and variations around, even in the early years when the play was newly written, it is difficult for literary critics to know exactly what a writer saw on stage. Variations were not only edited from Shakespeare's original
in Watford, Hertford (north of London). Jack describes Watford as a flat and dreary place. After Jack finishes his
In the beginning Alain Locke tells us about the “tide of negro migration.” During this time in a movement known as the Great Migration, thousands of African-Americans also known as Negros left their homes in the South and moved North toward the beach line of big cities in search of employment and a new beginning. As Locke stated, “the wash and rush of this human tide on the beach line of Northern city centers is to be explained primarily in terms of a new vision of opportunity, of social and economic