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All Souls College
All Souls College - Oxford University copyright Richard Gallagher. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify under the GFDL, version 1.2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. File history Legend...
Established Events Pachacuti who would later create Tahuantinsuyu, or Inca Empire became the ruler of Cuzco January 1 - Hungary March 18 - Germany Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway looses direct control of Sweden. Karl Knutsson Bonde is elected Regent of Sweden Births Deaths September 13 - King Duarte of... 1438
Most of the colleges of the University of Oxford have sister colleges in the University of Cambridge (and vice versa). The extent of the arrangement differs from case to case, but commonly includes the right to invitations to May balls, the right to dine or book accommodation, etc. See also... Sister College Full name College of Scholars of the Holy Trinity of Norwich Motto - Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names - Established 1350 Sister College University College All Souls College Master Prof. Martin Daunton Location Trinity Lane Undergraduates 364 Graduates 222 Homepage Boatclub Trinity Hall, or Tit Hall as it is known... Trinity Hall
Warden Dr John Davis
Graduates None
Undergraduates None

All Souls College (in full: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Oxford University and Cambridge University are sometimes referred to collectively as Oxbridge. The two universities have a long history of competition with each other, as they are the two... University of Oxford in the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, UK or, inaccurately, as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent parts. Three of these parts... United Kingdom.


All Souls is an oddity in that its students automatically become Fellows, i.e. academics who are full governing members of the College.


Every year, the top finalists of the University are invited to sit the examination for fellowship of the College. About two are elected to fellowship each year. Fellowship of All Souls is thus regarded as one of the highest academic honours in the United Kingdom.

Contents
1 History
2 Customs
3 Fellows
4 Those Who Tried and Were Disappointed
5 External link

History

The College was founded by This article is about the English king. For Shakespeares plays about his life, see Henry VI, part 1, Henry VI, part 2, and Henry VI, part 3. For the Holy Roman Emperor, see Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. Henry VI of England Henry VI (December 6, 1421–May... Henry VI of England and Henry Chicheley (also Checheley or Chichele) (c. 1364 - April 12, 1443), English archbishop, founder of All Souls College, Oxford, was born at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, in 1363 or 1364. Chicheley told the pope, in 1443, in asking leave to retire from the archbishopric, that he was in his eightieth year... Henry Chichele (fellow of New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Its official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the New College of St Mary, or simply New... New College and The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior bishop of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion, outranking the other English archbishop, the Archbishop of York. His episcopal see is the Diocese of Canterbury and his episcopal chair (cathedra) is at Canterbury Cathedral. He functions as the... Archbishop of Canterbury), in Events Pachacuti who would later create Tahuantinsuyu, or Inca Empire became the ruler of Cuzco January 1 - Hungary March 18 - Germany Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway looses direct control of Sweden. Karl Knutsson Bonde is elected Regent of Sweden Births Deaths September 13 - King Duarte of... 1438. The Statutes provided for the Warden and forty fellows - all to take Holy Orders; twenty-four to study arts, philosophy and theology; and sixteen to study civil or canon law. Today the College is primarily an academic research institution.


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Customs

Every hundred years there is a commemorative feast after which the fellows parade around the College with flaming torches, singing the The Mallard Song is a notorious tradition of All Souls College, Oxford. It is sung once a century in a ceremony in which the Fellows parade around the College with flaming torches, led by a Lord Mallard who is carried in a chair, in search of a giant mallard that... Mallard Song ¹ and led by a "Lord Mallard" who is carried in a chair, in search of a fictional giant mallard that supposedly flew out of the foundations of the college when it was being built. The last mallard ceremony was in 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001 and the next will be held in 2101 will be the first year of the 22nd Century. Major events are as follows: Zero Wing: War was beginning. ... 2101.

¹ Chorus: Hough the bloud of King Edward, By ye bloud of King Edward, It was a swapping, swapping mallard! (Compare with Terence David John Pratchett OBE (known to some fans as Pterry) is an English fantasy author (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Bucks), best known for his Discworld series. British author Terry Pratchett is noted for his satirical style, for example Susan hated Literature. Shed much prefer to read... Terry Pratchett's cruel but accurate parody, the Hedgehog Song.)

Fellows

  • Sir Isaiah Berlin OM (June 6, 1909 – November 5, 1997) was a political philosopher and historian of ideas, born in Riga, now in Latvia. Life and work A fellow of All Souls College, he was only the third Jew elected a fellow in Oxford University, as well as being... Isaiah Berlin
  • Robin Briggs
  • David Caute
  • Professor David Dilks
  • Sheppard Frere
  • Michael Howard (historian)
  • Susan Hurley
  • Thomas Linacre (or Lynaker) (c. 1460 - December 20, 1524) was an English humanist and physician, after whom Linacre College, Oxford is named. He was probably born at Canterbury, but little is known of his origins. He received his early education at the Canterbury Cathedral school, under the direction of William... Thomas Linacre
  • This article needs to be wikified. Please format this article according to the guidelines laid out at Wikipedia:How to edit a page, then remove this notice. This article is confusing for some readers, and needs to be edited for clarity. Please remove this notice once this has been done... Derek Parfit
  • Anthony Quinton
  • The Right Honourable John Redwood (born June 15, 1951) is a British Conservative politician, MP for Wokingham and Shadow Secretary of State for Deregulation. Redwood, born in Dover, Kent, had a brilliant academic career behind him (Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford since 1972 and currently a lecturer at Middlesex... John Redwood
  • Peter Salway
  • Gilbert Sheldon (1598-1677), Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Stanton in the parish of Ellastone, Staffordshire, and educated at Oxford. He was ordained in 1622 and was appointed chaplain to Lord Coventry (1578-1640). Four years later he was elected warden of All Souls College, Oxford. During the years... Gilbert Sheldon
  • Bernard Williams, 1929–2003 Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams (September 21, 1929 – June 10, 2003) was an English moral philosopher, noted by The Times as the most brilliant and most important British moral philosopher of his time.[1] Williams spent over 50 years seeking answers to one question... Bernard Williams

Those Who Tried and Were Disappointed

  • John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (August 26, 1875 - February 11, 1940), was a Scottish novelist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada. Born in Perth, Scotland, he was educated at Glasgow University and Brasenose College, Oxford, winning the Newdigate prize for poetry while a student at the latter... John Buchan
  • Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (July 27, 1870 - July 16, 1953) was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. His style and personality led to the nickname, Old Thunder. His best travel writing and his works for children have secured a permanent following. The... Hilaire Belloc

External link

  • Official Website (http://www.all-souls.ox.ac.uk/)


The University of Oxford comprises 39 Colleges and 7 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs), which are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university. All teaching staff and students studying for a degree of the university must belong to one of the colleges or PPHs. These colleges are not only houses... Colleges of the University of Oxford

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All Souls College (in full: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
It is one of the wealthiest colleges with an estimated financial endowment of £144m (2003).
The College was founded by Henry VI of England and Henry Chichele (fellow of New College and Archbishop of Canterbury), in 1438.
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All Souls College (in full: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
It is one of the wealthiest colleges with an estimated financial endowment of £144m (2003).
The College was founded by Henry VI of England and Henry Chichele (fellow of New College and Archbishop of Canterbury), in 1438.
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