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
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
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
only ten years old, his mother died of cancer. Within a month of his mother’s passing, Lewis was sent off to boarding school at Wynyard School, where his brother had been attending since 1905. In April 1917 Lewis began attending University College in Oxford, there he studied literature and classic philosophy (The Life of C.S. Lewis Timeline). Although, only a few months later Lewis enlisted in the British army and went off to officer
personal life than for his literary achievements. Oscar Wilde remain his entire life deeply committed to the principles of aestheticism (Wilde 2). After Wilde graduated from Portora Royal School. Oscar won a scholarship to Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College in Oxford. He was awarded with a degree in honors. He distinguished himself as a poet because he won a coveted Newdigate Prize in 1878. Oscar “... was impressed by the teaching of the English writers John Ruskin and Walter Pater on the
Wolsey was born and raised in Ipswhich, Suffolk. Ipswhich, Suffolk is a town located in England. Thomas was Robert Wolsey’s son who which was a butcher and cattle dealer. He was highly intelligent. In fact, at the age of 15, he attended Magdalen College, Oxford. He was appointed Henry VIII’s Chaplain in 1507. Thomas Wolsey was mainly known for building Hampton Court; the Hampton court was later taken over by Henry VIII. Hampton Court was a marvellous place that was all about presentation, from
Clive Staples Lewis, often referred to as C.S. Lewis, was an apologist, theologian, philosopher, and author whose literary works captured hearts and minds. Lewis applied his intellectual ability and creative genius in each of his publications. Primarily known for his best-selling series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Lewis wrote several other books for the defense and explanation of Christianity. Clive wrote in such a way that not only grabbed the reader’s attention but helped them to better understand
expansion of the Barbarians, and finally the loss of the Roman military power. Edward Gibbon was one of the greatest English historians of the late 1700's. His father entered him in Magdalen College, University of Oxford but shortly after his enrollment in 1753 he decided to convert to Roman Catholicism. Magdalen college only accepted Anglicans so he was barred from the school. His father then sent him to Switzerland, in care of a Calvinist pastor, who by Christmas, 1754, had reconciled him to Protestantism
writer of the twentieth century. His fiction for children and adults and his writings as an apologist for Christianity are still widely read, enjoyed and discussed. A scholar of English literature, particularly Medieval and Renaissance, he was an Oxford don and Cambridge professor and also a writer of poetry. Lewis said of his reason for writing, “I wrote the books I should have liked to read, if only I could have got them” (Faces, vii). The editors of Time, in their preface to Till We Have Faces
Thomas Hobbes was a political theorist and English philosopher during the 1600’s. His work, among many others, of his time played an important role in the shaping of society today. Hobbes is a man of many ideas and thoughts. His focus was political philosophy, which is the questioning of things such as politics, government, and justice in society. This questioning led to the idea of his greatest work The Leviathan. Hobbes explains his thoughts and understanding of the way society works, and how he
years of attending Wynyard, Lewis returned to his hometown in Ireland where he soon enrolled at Campbell College, a grammar school. Several months after enrolling as a boarding student, Lewis was withdrawn due to the development of serious respiratory issues. Following this issue, Lewis was sent to Malvern, England, “which was famous as a health
successful; Wilde’s mother was a writer and his father a surgeon. Wilde became fluent in German and French very early in life. After his initial years of schooling at home he attended Porotra Royal School in Enniskillen, Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College in Oxford. Wilde excelled in his studies and began to build his reputation as a poet. Inspired by a vacation to Ravenna, Wilde won the Newdigate prize for poetry in 1878. He later began to practice his aesthetic mode of life. During this
Queen Mary. Edward was known to those close to him as David and only known as Edward officially. He attended a naval college at Osborne and the royal naval college on HMS Britannia at Dartmouth and later after he became prince attended Magdalen College in Oxford, Edward was intelligent and known for his charm and good look, but he was bored and tired of authority; he decided to leave Oxford before he graduated. In 1910 his grandfather died, leaving Edward’s father... ... middle of paper ... ...nusual