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College nameChrist Church
Latin nameÆdes Christi
Named afterJesus Christ
Established1546
Sister collegeTrinity College, Cambridge
DeanThe Very Revd Christopher Andrew Lewis
JCR presidentLaura Ellis
Undergraduates426
GCR presidentKerrith Davies
Graduates154
Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford (central))
Christ Church, Oxford

Location of Christ Church within central OxfordCoordinates: 51°45′01″N 1°15′21″W / 51.750199, -1.255853
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Christ Church (Latin: Ædes Christi, the temple or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The University of Oxford comprises 38 Colleges and 6 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs which are autonomous self-governing A Permanent Private Hall at the University of Oxford is an educational institution within the university &mdash not as a constituent college but able to present students for The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Most of the colleges forming the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford are paired into sister colleges across the two universities Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The Very Reverend Christopher Andrew Lewis (born 4 February 1944) is Dean of Christ Church Oxford. In some universities in the United Kingdom — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Durham — the academic body In some universities in the United Kingdom — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Durham — the academic body Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The University of Oxford comprises 38 Colleges and 6 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs which are autonomous self-governing The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral The Diocese of Oxford forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. Christ Church Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford, which includes the City of Oxford England, and the surrounding countryside as far The cathedral has a famous men and boys' choir, and is one of the main choral foundations in Oxford. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, It was founded as the Priory of St Frideswide, Oxford; a house of the Augustinian canons, but was suppressed as a monastic church under Henry VIII's dissolution of monasteries. The priory of St Frideswide Oxford was established as a Priory of Augustinian Regular canons, in 1122. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded

Christ Church has traditionally been seen as the most aristocratic college in Oxford. It has produced thirteen British prime ministers (the two most recent being Anthony Eden from 1955 to 1957 and Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1963–1964), which is more than any other Oxford or Cambridge college (and two short of the total number for the University of Cambridge, fifteen). The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Robert Anthony Eden 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 &ndash 14 January 1977 was a British Conservative Politician Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 was a British Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the However today the proportion of undergraduates from maintained and independent schools is roughly equal, which is typical of most Oxford colleges.

The college is the setting for parts of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, as well as Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Arthur Evelyn St John Waugh (ˈiːvlɪn ˈwɔː (28 October 1903 &ndash 10 April 1966 was an English Writer, best known for such darkly humorous and Brideshead Revisited The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder is a Novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865 is a novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known under the Pseudonym Lewis More recently it has been used in the filming of the movies of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series and also the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel Northern Lights (the film bearing the title of the US edition of the book, The Golden Compass). Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965 who writes under the Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946) is an English writer. Northern Lights, known as The Golden Compass across North America is the first novel in English novelist Philip Pullman 's The Golden Compass is a Fantasy film based upon Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in the U Distinctive features of the college's architecture have been used as models by a number of other academic institutions, including the National University of Ireland, Galway, which reproduces Tom Quad. The National University of Ireland Galway ( NUI Galway) ( Irish Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh or OÉ Gaillimh) is a tertiary-level The Great Quadrangle more popularly known as Tom Quad, is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church Oxford. The University of Chicago and Cornell University both have reproductions of Christ Church's dining hall (in the forms of Hutchinson Hall and Risley's dining hall respectively). The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Hutchinson Hall (aka Hutchinson Commons at the University of Chicago is modelled nearly identically on the hall of Christ Church, one of Oxford University's constituent Christ Church Cathedral, New Zealand, after which the City of Christchurch is named, is itself named after Christ Church, Oxford. "ChristChurch Cathedral" redirects here For other uses see Christ Church Cathedral (disambiguation. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand

Christ Church is also partly responsible for creation of University College Reading, which later gained its own Royal Charter and became the University of Reading. The University of Reading is a University in the English town of Reading Berkshire

As of 2006 the college has an estimated financial endowment of £229m[1]. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested

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Organisation

Christ Church Cathedral spire and associated buildings
Christ Church Cathedral spire and associated buildings

Christ Church, formally titled The Dean, Chapter and Students of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth, is the only college in the world which is also a cathedral, the seat (cathedra) of the Bishop of Oxford. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral A cathedra ( Latin, "chair" from Greek, kathedra, "seat" is the Chair or Throne of a Bishop The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan Bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ The Visitor of Christ Church is the reigning British Sovereign, and the Bishop of Oxford is unique among English bishops in not being the visitor of his own cathedral. For the Catholic equivalent see Canonical visitation, and for other uses see Visitor (disambiguation A Visitor, in United TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy

The head of the college is the Dean of Christ Church, who is a clergyman appointed by the Crown as dean of the cathedral church. A dean, in a church context is a Cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy There is a Senior and a Junior Censor (formally titled the Censor Moralis Philosphiæ and the Censor Naturalis Philosophiæ) the former of whom is responsible for academic matters, the latter for undergraduate discipline. A Censor Theologiæ is also appointed to act as the Dean's deputy.

The form "Christ Church College" is considered incorrect, in part because it ignores the cathedral, although it has historically been acceptable.

Governing Body

The Governing Body of Christ Church consists of the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral, together with the Students of Christ Church, who are not students, but rather the equivalent of the Fellows of the other colleges. Chapter ( Latin capitulum) designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Nordic Lutheran A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade The University of Oxford comprises 38 Colleges and 6 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs which are autonomous self-governing Until the nineteenth century, the Students differed from Fellows by the fact that they had no governing powers in their own college. A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade

History

Painting of the Hall of Christ Church
Painting of the Hall of Christ Church
Photograph of the Hall of Christ Church
Photograph of the Hall of Christ Church

In 1525, at the height of his power, Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York, suppressed the Abbey of St Frideswide in Oxford and founded Cardinal College on its lands, using funds from the dissolution of Wallingford Priory. Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1470–1471 – November 28 or November 29 1530 who was born in Ipswich Suffolk England was an English Statesman and a cardinal The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The priory of St Frideswide Oxford was established as a Priory of Augustinian Regular canons, in 1122. Wallingford Priory was a Benedictine priory dedicated to the Holy Trinity in Wallingford in the English county of Berkshire (now He planned the establishment on a magnificent scale, but fell from grace in 1529, before the college was completed.

In 1531 the college was itself suppressed, and refounded in 1532 as King Henry VIII's College by Henry VIII, to whom Wolsey's property had escheated. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Escheat is a Common law doctrine that operates to ensure that property is not left in limbo and ownerless Then in 1546 the King, who had broken from the Church of Rome and acquired great wealth through the dissolution of the monasteries in England, refounded the college as Christ Church as part of the re-organisation of the Church of England and made it the cathedral of the recently created diocese of Oxford. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican

Christ Church's sister college in the University of Cambridge is Trinity College, Cambridge, founded the same year by Henry VIII. Most of the colleges forming the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford are paired into sister colleges across the two universities Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Since the time of Queen Elizabeth I the college has also been associated with Westminster School, which continues to supply a significant number of undergraduates to the college. The Royal College of St Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain 's leading boys' Independent schools with

Major additions have been made to the buildings through the centuries, and Wolsey's Great Quadrangle was crowned with the famous gate-tower designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Sir Christopher Wren ( 20 October 1632 &ndash 25 February 1723) was a 17th century English Designer, Astronomer To this day the bell in the tower, Great Tom, is rung 101 times at 9 p. m. Oxford time (9:05 p. m. GMT/BST) every night for the 100 original scholars of the college (plus one added in 1664). Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London In former times this signalled the close of all college gates throughout Oxford. Although the clock itself now shows GMT/BST, Christ Church still follows Oxford time in the timings of services in the cathedral.

King Charles I made the Deanery his palace and held his Parliament in the Great Hall during the English Civil War. Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. In the evening of May 29, 1645, during the second siege of Oxford, a "bullet of IX lb. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the The Siege of Oxford was a Parliamentarian victory late in the First English Civil War. weight" shot from the Parliamentarians warning-piece at Marston fell against the wall of the north side of the Hall. " Roundheads " was the Nickname given to the Puritan supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. [2]


Student life

As well as rooms for accommodation, the buildings of Christ Church include the cathedral, one of the smallest in England, which also acts as the college chapel, a great hall, two libraries, two bars, and common rooms for dons, graduates and undergraduates. The phrase common room is used especially in British and Canadian English to describe a type of shared Lounge, most often found in dormitories, at (for There are also gardens and a neighbouring sportsground and boat-house.

Accommodation is usually provided for all undergraduates, and for some graduates, although some accommodation is off-site. Accommodation is generally spacious with most rooms equipped with sinks and fridges. Many undergraduate rooms comprise 'sets' of bedrooms and living areas. Members are generally expected to dine in hall, where there are two sittings every evening, one informal and one formal (where jackets, ties and gowns are worn and Latin grace is read). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The buttery next to the Hall serves drinks around dinner time. In the Middle Ages, a buttery was a storeroom for Liquor, the name being derived from the Latin and French words for Bottle or to There is also a college bar (known as the Undercroft), as well as a Junior Common Room (JCR) and a Graduate Common Room (GCR). In some universities in the United Kingdom — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Durham — the academic body

Christ Church's library in the early 19th century.
Christ Church's library in the early 19th century.

There is a college lending library which supplements the university libraries (many of which are non-lending). Law students have the additional facility of the college law library, which has received large financial supplements from Christ Church law graduates. Most undergraduate tutorials are carried out in the college, though for some specialist subjects undergraduates may be sent to tutors in other colleges.

Croquet is played in the Masters' Garden in the summer. Croquet is a Game played both as a recreational Pastime and as a competitive Sport which involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through The sports ground is mainly used for cricket, tennis, rugby and soccer. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Rowing and punting is carried out by the boat-house across Christ Church Meadow. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 This article concentrates on the history and development of punts and punting in England for other usages see Norfolk punt and the general disambiguation pages at Punt Christ Church Meadow is a famous Flood-meadow, and popular walking and picnic spot in Oxford, England. The college owns its own punts which may be borrowed by students or dons.

The college beagle pack, which was formerly one of several undergraduate packs in Oxford, is no longer formally connected with the college or the university, but continues to be staffed and followed by undergraduates from across Oxford. Beagling is the Hunting of Hares Rabbits and occasionally Foxes with Beagles A Beagle pack (20-40 Hounds is usually

In June 2005, for the first time in 15 years, Christ Church held a white-tie Commemoration ball. A Commemoration ball or Commem ball is a formal ball held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in the 9th week of Trinity Term, the

Buildings

The Meadow Building
The Meadow Building

Christ Church has a number of architecturally significant buildings. The Meadow Building (known as "Meadows" to undergraduates is part of Christ Church Oxford, England, looking out onto Christ Church Meadow These include:

Cathedral Choir

Nave of the Christ Church Cathedral
Nave of the Christ Church Cathedral

The Choir, which is unique in the world as both a Cathedral and College Choir, comprises twelve men and sixteen boys together with two organists. Christ Church Library is a Georgian building which forms the south side of Peckwater Quadrangle in Christ Church Oxford, England The Peckwater Quadrangle (known as " Peck " to undergraduates is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church, Oxford, England. The Great Quadrangle more popularly known as Tom Quad, is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church Oxford. Tom Tower is a Bell tower in Oxford, England, named for its bell Great Tom A quadrangle of Christ Church Oxford, designed by Hidalgo Moya and Philip Powell, and built between 1965 and 1968 Blue Boar Quadrangle has been described The Meadow Building (known as "Meadows" to undergraduates is part of Christ Church Oxford, England, looking out onto Christ Church Meadow Christ Church Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford, which includes the City of Oxford England, and the surrounding countryside as far Christ Church Picture Gallery is a picture gallery at Christ Church, Oxford, England. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Six of the men are professionals (the lay clerks), and six are undergraduates (the academical clerks). The boys, whose ages range from eight to thirteen, are chosen for their musical ability and attend Christ Church Cathedral School. Christ Church Cathedral School is a Prep and Pre-Prep fee-paying boarding and day school for approximately 140 pupils based in Oxford, England.

Throughout its history, the Choir has attracted many distinguished composers and organists - from its first director, John Taverner, appointed by Cardinal Wolsey in 1526, to William Walton. Not to be confused with John Tavener John Taverner (c 1490 &ndash 18 October 1545) was an English Composer Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1470–1471 – November 28 or November 29 1530 who was born in Ipswich Suffolk England was an English Statesman and a cardinal Sir William Turner Walton, OM ( March 29, 1902 &ndash March 8, 1983) was a British Composer and The present director of music (known as the Organist), is Stephen Darlington. Stephen Darlington is a British choral director and conductor and president of the Royal College of Organists from 1999-2001 In recent years, the Choir has commissioned recorded works by contemporary composers such as John Tavener, William Mathias and Howard Goodall. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Not to be confused with John Taverner William Mathias CBE ( November 1 1934 &mdash July 29 1992) was a Welsh Composer. Howard Goodall (born 26 May 1958) is a British Composer of musicals choral music and

The Choir, which broadcasts regularly, has many award-winning recordings to its credit and was recently the subject of a Channel 4 television documentary, Howard Goodall's Great Dates. The film was nominated at the prestigious Montreux TV Festival in the Arts Programme category - and has since been seen throughout the world. The Choir's collaboration with Goodall has also led to their singing his TV themes for Mr Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom created by Richard Curtis and written for its lead actress Dawn French, by Curtis and Paul They appeared in Howard Goodall's Big Bangs, broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in March 2000. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Coat of arms

The college arms, adopted (as with those of most Oxford colleges) apparently without authority, are those of Cardinal Wolsey, and are blazoned: Sable, on a cross engrailed argent, between four leopards' faces azure a lion passant gules; on a chief or between two Cornish choughs proper a rose gules barbed vert and seeded or. The arms are depicted beneath a red cardinal's hat with fifteen tassels on either side, and sometimes in front of two crossed croziers.

There are also arms in use by the cathedral, which were confirmed in a visitation of 1574. They are emblazoned: Between quarterly, 1st & 4th, France modern (azure three fleurs-de-lys or), 2nd & 3rd, England (gules in pale three lions passant guardant or), on a cross argent an open Bible proper edged and bound with seven clasps or, inscribed with the words "In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum" and imperially crowned or.

Grace

Christ Church from across Christ Church Meadow
Christ Church from across Christ Church Meadow

Before formal Hall each evening, an abbreviated Latin grace is recited by a scholar or exhibitioner of the House:

Nōs miserī hominēs et egēnī, prō cibīs quōs nōbis ad corporis subsidium benignē es largītus, tibi, Deus omnipotēns, Pater cælestis, grātiās reverenter agimus; simul obsecrantēs, ut iīs sobriē, modestē atque grātē ūtāmur. Formal Hall or Formal Meal is the traditional meal held at some of the older universities in the United Kingdom at which students dress in Formal attire Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome.
Per Iēsum Christum Dominum nostrum.

Literally translated this means:

We wretched and needy men, for the food which you have kindly bestowed on us for the sustenance of our bodies, to you, almightly God, heavenly father, we give thanks with reverence; at the same time we beseech thee that we consume it with sobriety, moderation and gratitude.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The remainder of the grace, replacing Per Iēsum Christum, etc. , is usually only read on special occasions:

Īnsuper petimus, ut cibum angelōrum, vērum panem cælestem, verbum Deī æternum, Dominum nostrum Iēsum Christum, nōbis impertiāris; utque illō mēns nostra pascātur et per carnem et sanguinem eius fovēāmur, alāmur, et corrōborēmur. . [3]

Which could be translated as

'In addition we ask that you might share with us our master Jesus Christ, the food of angels, the true bread of heaven, the eternal word of god; and that our intellect may be fed by him, and that through his flesh and blood we may be maintained, nourished and made strong. '

There is also a similarly long formal grace intended for use after meals, but this is rarely heard. Instead, when High Table rises, by which time the Hall is largely empty, the senior don simply says Benedictō benedīcātur.

Christ Church references

"Midnight has come and the great Christ Church bell
And many a lesser bell sound through the room;
And it is All Souls' Night. . . " — W B Yeats, All Souls' Night, Oxford (1920)

"The wind had dropped. There was even a glimpse of the moon riding behind the clouds. And now, a solemn and plangent token of Oxford's perpetuity, the first stroke of Great Tom sounded. " — Max Beerbohm, Chapter 21, Zuleika Dobson (1922)

"I must say my thoughts wandered, but I kept turning the pages and watching the light fade, which in Peckwater, my dear, is quite an experience -- as darkness falls the stone seems positively to decay under one's eyes. Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm ( August 24, 1872 &ndash May 20, 1956) was an English parodist and caricaturist. Zuleika Dobson is a 1911 novel by Max Beerbohm, a satire of undergraduate life at Oxford. I was reminded of some of those leprous facades in the vieux port at Marseille, until suddenly I was disturbed by such a bawling and caterwauling as you never heard, and there, down in the little piazza, I saw a mob of about twenty terrible young men, and do you know what they were chanting We want Blanche. We want Blanche! in a kind of litany. " — Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited (1945)

"Those twins / Of learning that he [Wolsey] raised in you,
Ipswich and Oxford! one of which fell with him,
Unwilling to outlive the good that did it;
The other, though unfinish'd, yet so famous,
So excellent in art, and still so rising,
That Christendom shall ever speak his virtue. Arthur Evelyn St John Waugh (ˈiːvlɪn ˈwɔː (28 October 1903 &ndash 10 April 1966 was an English Writer, best known for such darkly humorous and Brideshead Revisited The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder is a Novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945 " — William Shakespeare, Henry VIII

"By way of light entertainment, I should tell the Committee that it is well known that a match between an archer and a golfer can be fairly close. William Shakespeare ( baptised Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of I spent many a happy evening in the centre of Peckwater Quadrangle at Christ Church, with a bow and arrow, trying to put an arrow over the Kilcannon building into the Mercury Pond in Tom Quad. The Peckwater Quadrangle (known as " Peck " to undergraduates is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church, Oxford, England. The Great Quadrangle more popularly known as Tom Quad, is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church Oxford. On occasion, the golfer would win and, on occasion, I would win. Unfortunately, that had to stop when I put an arrow through the bowler hat of the head porter. Luckily, he was unhurt and bore me no ill will. From that time on he always sent me a Christmas card which was signed 'To Robin Hood from the Ancient Briton'" — Lord Crawshaw, House of Lords Hansard, Tuesday 8 Jul 1997

Deans of Christ Church

Cardinal College

King Henry VIII's College

Christ Church

Notable members

Listed alphabetically by surname (or peerage if best known by that). The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" Hansard is the traditional name for the printed transcripts of Parliamentary debates in the Westminster system of Government. John Hygdon - or Hygden - (1472 &ndash 1537 president of Magdalen College Oxford (1516 &ndash 25 became the first dean of Cardinal College Oxford John Hygdon - or Hygden - (1472 &ndash 1537 president of Magdalen College Oxford (1516 &ndash 25 became the first dean of Cardinal College Oxford Richard Cox may refer to Richard Cox (actor (b 1948 American actor Richard Cox (bishop (c Richard Marshall may refer to Richard Marshal 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1191&ndash1234 Richard Marshall (American general (1895&ndash1973 George Carew may refer to George Carew (diplomat, died circa 1613 English diplomat and historian George Carew 1st Earl of Totnes, Baron Thomas Sampson (c 1517-1589 was an English Puritan theologian Thomas Godwin may refer to Thomas Godwin (bishop Tom Godwin, writer Tommy Godwin (footballer Thomas Cooper may refer to Thomas Cooper (bishop (1517&ndash1594 English bishop of Winchester Thomas Cooper (US politician (1759&ndash1840 John Piers (1522/3 - 1594 was Archbishop of York between 1589–1594 Sir Tobie Matthew or Mathew ( 3 October 1577 - 13 October 1655) was an English courtier under James I and Charles I born in For other people named William James see William James (disambiguation William James (January 11 1842 – August 26 1910 was a pioneering Thomas Ravis was a Church of England clergyman and Bishop of London from 1607-1610 John King may refer to Writers and journalists John King (author, author of novels such as The Football Factory John Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=G000304 Richard Corbet or Corbett (1582 - 1635 was an English bishop in the Church of England. Brian Duppa ( Lewisham, Kent, 1588-1662 was an English bishop a noted Royalist and adviser to Charles I of England. Edward Reynolds (November 1599 - 28 July 1676) was a Bishop of Norwich in the Church of England and an author John Owen ( 1616 - August 24, 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader and theologian Edward Reynolds (November 1599 - 28 July 1676) was a Bishop of Norwich in the Church of England and an author George Morley (1597-1684 was an English bishop He was born in London, and educated at Westminster school and the University of Oxford. John Fell ( June 23, 1625 – July 10, 1686) served as Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and later concomitantly John Norman (Jack Massey (1885–1964 was a New Zealand Politician of the Reform Party and then the National Party. Henry Aldrich (1647-1710 was an English theologian and Philosopher. Francis Atterbury ( March 6 1663 &ndash February 22 1732) was an English Man of letters, Politician and George Smalridge, ( May 18 1662 &ndash September 27, 1719) English bishop was born at Lichfield, where he received his Hugh Boulter, ( January 4 1672 &ndash September 27 1742) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of William Bradshaw may refer to William Bradshaw (Victoria Cross recipient William Bradshaw (cabinetmaker William Bradshaw David Gregory may refer to David Gregory (mathematician, Scottish mathematician David Gregory (journalist, American journalist at William Markham may refer to William Markham (Archbishop, English scholar and religious figure William Markham (Governor, first acting Lewis Bagot MA ( 1 January[[ 740]]- 4 June[[ 802]] was an English cleric the fifth son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire Cyril Jackson (1746—1819 was Dean of Christ Church Oxford 1783-1809 Thomas Gaisford ( December 22, 1779 - June 2, 1855) was an English classical Scholar. Henry George Liddell ( February 6, 1811 – January 18, 1898) was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Dean (1855-91 of Christ Henry Julian White (1859–1934 was a biblical scholar He was born in Islington and educated at Oxford Alwyn Terrell Petre Williams ( 20 July 1888 &ndash 18 February 1968) was Bishop of Durham (1939&ndash52 and then Bishop of The Very Reverend Professor John Lowe (1899&mdash1960 was Dean of Christ Church Oxford (1939-59 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1948-51 Henry Chadwick KBE (23 June 1920 &ndash 17 June 2008 was a British Academic and Church of England Clergyman A former Dean The Very Reverend Christopher Andrew Lewis (born 4 February 1944) is Dean of Christ Church Oxford.

Prime Ministers

Arts and media

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See also Category: Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford and Students (i.e. Fellows) of Christ Church, Oxford

References

  1. ^ Oxford College Endowment Incomes, 1973-2006 (updated July 2007)
  2. ^ Varley, Frederick John (1932). Richard Hakluyt (, or) (c 1552 or 1553 – 23 November 1616 was an English writer Anthony Michell Howard (born 12 February 1934) is a prominent British journalist broadcaster and writer Sir Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy (born 3 November, 1919) is a British Journalist, broadcaster, and Author. ( 9 July 1775 &ndash 14 May 1818) was an English Novelist and Dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Harry Lloyd (born 17 November 1983) is an English Actor, known for his role as Will Scarlett in Robin Hood Sir John Cecil Masterman ( January 12, 1891 &ndash June 6, 1977) was a noted academic sportsman and author Norman Painting, OBE (Born April 23 1924 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire) is an Actor who has played Phil Archer Hugh Antony Kobna Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a British Actor. John Ruskin (8 February 1819 &ndash 20 January 1900 is best known for his work as an Art critic, sage writer, and Social critic, but is remembered Sir Philip Sidney ( November 30, 1554 &ndash October 17, 1586) became one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures Philip Henry Stanhope 5th Earl Stanhope ( January 30 1805 &ndash December 24 1875) was an English Historian, better known John Innes Mackintosh Stewart ( September 30, 1906 Edinburgh – November 12, 1994 Coulsdon) was a Scottish John Innes Mackintosh Stewart ( September 30, 1906 Edinburgh – November 12, 1994 Coulsdon) was a Scottish Donald Ibrahím Swann ( September 30, 1923 – March 23, 1994) was a British composer musician and entertainer Not to be confused with John Tavener John Taverner (c 1490 &ndash 18 October 1545) was an English Composer Sir William Turner Walton, OM ( March 29, 1902 &ndash March 8, 1983) was a British Composer and James Twining (born December 13, 1972) is a British thriller writer Peter Warlock was a Pseudonym of Philip Arnold Heseltine (30 October 1894 - 17 December 1930 an Anglo -Welsh composer and music critic Auberon Alexander Waugh (ˈɔːbərən ˈwɔː ( November 17, 1939 &ndash January 16, 2001) was a British author and Journalist. Sir Antony Arthur Acland, KG, GCMG, GCVO, (born 12 March 1930) is a British diplomat Jonathan William Patrick Aitken (born 30 August 1942 is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom and British government minister Field Marshal Henry William Paget 1st Marquess of Anglesey KG GCB GCH ( 17 May 1768 &ndash 29 April Robert Temple Armstrong Baron Armstrong of Ilminster GCB, CVO (born 30 March 1927) son of the musician Sir Thomas Armstrong, is Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ( Urdu: ur '''ذوالفقار علی بھٹو''' Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو, zʊlfɪqɑːɾ ɑli bɦʊʈːoː George Nugent-Temple-Grenville 1st Marquess of Buckingham ( 17 June 1753 &ndash 11 February 1813) was a British statesman he Frederick Alexander Lindemann 1st Viscount Cherwell PC CH was an English Physicist who was an influential scientific adviser to the British Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (13 April 1928 &ndash 5 September 1999 was a British Conservative Politician, Historian and Diarist Frederick Richard Penn Curzon 7th Earl Howe (born 29 January 1951) is a Conservative front bench member of the House of Lords, and is the party's Charles Abbot 1st Baron Colchester, PC, FRS ( 14 October 1757 – May 8, 1829) was a British statesman William Dowdeswell (1721 &ndash February 6, 1775) was an English Politician. Thomas Edward Neil Driberg Baron Bradwell PC ( 22 May 1905 &ndash 12 August 1976) was a British journalist and politician John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 7th Seigneur of Sark, PC ( 22 April 1690 &ndash 22 January 1763) commonly known by his earlier Granville George Leveson Gower 2nd Earl Granville KG, PC ( 11 May 1815 &ndash 31 March 1891) was a British Quintin McGarel Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, QC ( 9 October 1907 &ndash 12 October Michael Edward Hicks Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn ( 23 October 1837 - 30 April 1916) known as Sir Michael Hicks Beach Bt from 1854 to Edward Bigelow "Ted" Jolliffe (1909 &ndash March 18 1998 was a Canadian Social democratic politician and lawyer The Leader of the Opposition in Ontario is usually leader of the largest party in the Ontario legislature which is not the government See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature John Wodehouse 1st Earl of Kimberley KG, PC (1826-1902 English statesman was born on 7 January 1826, being the eldest son of the Hon Nigel Lawson Baron Lawson of Blaby, PC (born 11 March 1932 is a British Conservative Politician who was Chancellor of the Exchequer between Francis Godolphin Osborne 5th Duke of Leeds KG PC ( 29 January 1751 &ndash 31 January 1799) was a British politician Sir George Cornewall Lewis 2nd Baronet ( 21 April 1806 &ndash 13 April 1863) was a British statesman and Man of letters Edward Arthur Henry Pakenham 6th Earl of Longford ( 29 December, 1902 – 4 February, 1961) was an Irish peer, politician Francis Aungier Pakenham 7th Earl of Longford, KG, PC ( 5 December 1905 &ndash 3 August 2001) was a Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons 1st Viscount Lyons, GCB, GCMG, PC, DCL (Born 26 April 1817 Lymington, Hampshire - Died William Murray 1st Earl of Mansfield PC ( 2 March 1705 &ndash 20 March 1793) was a British Judge and Politician George Gilbert Aimé Murray ( January 2, 1866 &ndash May 20 1957) was a British classical scholar and Public intellectual Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl of St Germans GCB, DL, LLD, PC ( 29 August 1798 &ndash 7 October 1877 Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil 7th Marquess of Salisbury, PC (born September 30, 1946) is a Anthony Ashley Cooper 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (28 April 1801 &ndash 1 October 1885 styled Lord Ashley from 1811 to 1851 was an English Politician and Roger Mellor Makins 1st Baron Sherfield, GCB, GCMG, FRS ( 3 February 1904 – 9 November, 1996) was a Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ( بلاول بھٹو زرداری) (born 21 September 1988) is co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, and the eldest The Pakistan Peoples Party ( PPP) (پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی is Centre-left Political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ( Urdu: ur '''ذوالفقار علی بھٹو''' Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو, zʊlfɪqɑːɾ ɑli bɦʊʈːoː Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a Sir Alfred Jules ("Freddie" Ayer ( October 29, 1910 &ndash June 27, 1989) better known as A John Theophilus Desaguliers (pronounced day-za-güly-ay ( 13 March 1683 &ndash 29 February 1744) was a Natural philosopher born in Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett FBA DLitt (born 1925 is a leading British Philosopher. John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. John Rawls ( February 21, 1921  &ndash November 24, 2002) was an American Philosopher, a Professor of Gilbert Ryle ( 19 August 1900 - 6 October 1976) was a British Philosopher, and a representative of the generation of John Rogers Searle (born July 31 1932 in Denver Colorado) is an American Philosopher and the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University Daniel Clement Dennett (born March 28 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a prominent American philosopher whose research Rev Adam Blakeman was born in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, June 10 1596. The Reverend Percy Dearmer MA (Oxon DD, ( February 27, 1867 &ndash May 29, 1936) was an English priest and liturgist Ernest Urban Trevor Huddleston KCMG ( June 15, 1913 – April 20, 1998) was an Anglican priest one-time Archbishop Edward Bouverie Pusey ( 22 August 1800 - 16 September, 1882) was an English churchman and Regius Professor of Hebrew The Oxford Movement or Tractarianism was an affiliation of High Church Anglicans, most of whom were members of the University of Oxford, who sought John Macquarrie FBA TD ( June 27, 1919 &ndash May 28, 2007) was a Scottish-born theologian and philosopher Pietro Martire Vermigli, sometimes simply Peter Martyr ( September 8 1499 &ndash November 12 1562) was an Italian Eric Lionel Mascall OGS ( 12 December 1905 – 14 February 1993) was a leading theologian in the Anglo-Catholic tradition Biography Charles Wesley was the son of Susanna Wesley and Samuel Wesley. John Wesley (ˈwɛslɪ ( – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of the (Evangelical Rowan Douglas Williams, PC, DD, DCL, FBA, (born 14 June 1950 in Swansea, Wales) is an Anglican William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst GCH ( January 14 1773 - March 13 1857) was Governor-General of Bengal. George Eden 1st Earl of Auckland, GCB (25 August 1784 &ndash 1 January 1849 served as a Politician in the United Kingdom and as Governor-General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (14 September 1774 &ndash 17 June 1839 was a British statesman who served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835 Charles John Canning 1st Earl Canning KG, GCB, GCSI, PC ( 14 December 1812 &ndash 17 June 1862) known James Andrew Broun-Ramsay 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, KT, PC ( April 22 1812 &ndash December 19 1860) was a British Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC (21 June James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, PC ( 20 July 1811 &ndash 20 November 1863 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC ( 16 April 1881 &ndash Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond 1st Earl of Minto (born Edinburgh, Scotland, 23 April 1751 - died Stevenage, England, Thomas George Baring 1st Earl of Northbrook GCSI FRS ( 22 January 1826 &ndash 15 November 1904) English statesman eldest Richard Colley Wesley, later Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley KG PC ( 20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was Robert Norman William Blake Baron Blake ( December 23 1916 - September 20 2003) was an English Historian. Robert William Burchfield CNZM CBE ( 27 January 1923 &ndash 5 July 2004)was a scholar writer and Lexicographer. William Camden ( 2 May 1551 &ndash 9 November 1623) was an English Antiquarian and historian Richard Carew may refer to Richard Carew (antiquary, English translator and antiquary (1555-1620 Sir Richard Carew Pole 13th Baronet Sir Albert Raymond Maillard Carr FBA FRHS FRSL (born 11 April 1919) known as Raymond Carr, is an English Sir William Deakin (1913-2005 was a Historian, World War II veteran and literary assistant to Winston Churchill. Edmund Gunter ( 1581 - December 10, 1626) English Mathematician, of Welsh descent was born in Hertfordshire in 1581 Sir Roy Forbes Harrod ( February 13, 1900 &ndash March 8, 1978) was an English Economist. Sir Michael Eliot Howard, OM, CH, CBE, MC (born 29 November 1922) is a retired British military historian Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones (born 1922 is a British classical scholar and Regius Professor Emeritus of Greek at Oxford University. Jan Morris CBE (born on 2 October 1926 in Clevedon, Somerset, England) is a British Historian, author and Travel writer Dimitri Obolensky ( St Petersburg 19 March / 1 April 1918 - Burford Oxfordshire 23 December 2001) was born Alfred Leslie Rowse, CH FBA ( December 4, 1903 &ndash October 3, 1997) known professionally as A Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Baron Dacre of Glanton ( January 15, 1914 – January 26, 2003) was a British Historian Sir Joseph Banks 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS (13 February 1743 &ndash 19 June 1820 was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of The Very Rev Dr William Buckland DD ( Axminster, 12 March, 1784 – Islip, 14 August, 1856) was an English Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll CH OBE FRS ( 28 October 1912 &ndash 24 July 2005) was a British Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical A studentship is similar to a Scholarship but involves summer work on a research project Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Freind (1675 &ndash 26 July 1728) English Physician, younger brother of Robert Freind (1667-1751 headmaster of Westminster Sir Archibald Edward Garrod was an English Physician who pioneered the field of inborn errors of metabolism. Robert Hooke, FRS (18 July 1635 – 3 March 1703 was an English Natural philosopher and Polymath who played an important role in the John Kidd ( September 10, 1775 &ndash September 7, 1851) was an English Physician, Chemist and geologist Sir John Royden Maddox (born 27 November, 1925 in Penllergaer, Swansea, Wales) a trained Chemist and Physicist Sir Martin Ryle ( September 27, 1918 - October 14, 1984) was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary Sir Francis Simon CBE born Franz Eugen Simon (1893-1956 was a German and later British physical chemist and physicist who devised the method and confirmed Sir Denys Haigh Wilkinson FRS (born 5 September 1922 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British Nuclear physicist Thomas Willis ( 27 January 1621 &ndash 11 November 1675) was an English doctor who played an important part in the history of Martin Wood is a Television director who has been directing since the early 1990s Sir John Boyd 1st Baronet Boyd ( 29 December 1718, St Kitts, Leeward Islands - 24 January 1800, Danson Hill was a sugar Lieutenant General James Thomas Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan, KCB (16 October 1797 &ndash 28 March 1868 commanded the Light Brigade of the British Army during William Penn ( October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG GCB OM DSO & Bar The Siege of Oxford: An Account of Oxford during the Civil War, 1642-1646. Oxford University Press, 128.  
  3. ^ Adams, Reginald (1992). The college graces of Oxford and Cambridge. Perpetua Press, 62–64. ISBN 1-870882-06-7.  

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