A choral scholar is a student either at an university or private school who receives a scholarship in exchange for singing in the school or university's choir. This is a common practice in England at schools attached to cathedrals where the choir is the cathedral choir or at Oxford and Cambridge colleges, many of which have famous choirs. Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... A cathedral is a religious building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic, Anglican and some Lutheran churches, which serves as a bishops seat, and thus as the central church of a diocese. ...