Christ Church (in full: The Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry VIII) is one of the largest and wealthiest of the constituent A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, together + leg-, law). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled fellow and still are in some places. However, it... 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. Traditionally it has been seen as the most aristocratic college. It has produced 13 In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. According to custom, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet (which he or she heads) are responsible for their actions to Parliament, of... British prime ministers (the most recent being Sir Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel KT1 (July 2, 1903 - October 9, 1995), known from 1951 to 1963 as the 14th Earl of Home, was a British politician, and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a year from October 1963 to October 1964. He... Alec Douglas-Home in Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany January 28 - Black student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson College in... 1963- 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. January 3 - Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President. January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the... 1964), which is more than any other Oxford or Cambridge college (and more than the total number for Cambridge University, at 11). However today the proportion of undergraduates from maintained and independent schools is roughly equal, which is typical of most Oxford colleges.

The city of For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). Christchurch is a city on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The city is named after the cathedral college of Christ Church in the University of Oxford. Its Maori name is Otautahi, from the Maori chief Tautahi who had a... Christchurch, For alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of Pacific Ocean. A common Māori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, popularly translated as Land of the Long White Cloud. New Zealand also maintains responsibility for the... New Zealand was named after the college, which was the setting of Brideshead Revisited is a novel by Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. It has become well-known to modern audiences as a result of the ITV drama serialisation of 1981, produced by Granada Television. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film... Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh, as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh (October 28, 1903 – April 10, 1966) was an English satirical novelist, brother of Alec Waugh and father of Auberon Waugh. Early Life Born in London, he left Oxford University (Hertford College) in 1924 with... Evelyn Waugh. The college is also the setting for Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. His most famous writings are Alices Adventures in Wonderland and its... Lewis Carroll's John Tenniels illustration for A Mad Tea-Party, 1865 Alices Adventures in Wonderland is a work of childrens literature by the British mathematician and author Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a... Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. More recently the college was used in the filming of the movies of Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. Rowling is most famous for being the author of the... J. K. Rowling's Cover of the original novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Harry Potter is the informal name given to a series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling, and the movies based on them. They are named after the protagonist, Harry James Potter, who was born... Harry Potter series.

Organisation

Christ Church is the only 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... Oxford college which is also a A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric. As cathedrals are often particularly impressive edifices, the term is sometimes also used loosely as a... cathedral (the smallest in England, and the seat of the Bishop of This article is about the city of Oxford in England. See also other meanings, including other cities. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 ( 2001 census). It is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English... Oxford), and its corporate title is The Dean, Chapter and Students of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry VIII. The cathedral has a famous men and boys' choir, and is one of the main choral foundations in Oxford. The A Visitor, in United Kingdom law and history, is an overseer of an autonomous ecclesiastical or eleemosynary institution (i.e. a charitable institution set up for the perpetual distribution of the founders alms and bounty), who can intervene in the internal affairs of that institution. These institutions usually comprise... Visitor of the college is the reigning The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. The monarch is also Supreme Governor of the Church of England as well as... British Sovereign. The Governing Body of Christ Church consists of the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral, together with several "Students", who until the 19th century had no governing powers, but are now equivalent to A fellow in its broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. When describing the term in relation to colleges the term refers to an incorporated (not in its legal sense) member of such a body of people. As a consequence, in the language of British academia... Fellows in other colleges. Two This article is about the ancient Roman political office. For the censor who decides what can be published, see censorship. The utensil for incense is a censer; a device or organ that senses its environment is a sensor. A censor was a political officer of the Roman Republic. Two censors... Censors are responsible for undergraduate discipline.

Student life

As well as providing accommodation, the college houses a cathedral (which also acts as the college chapel), a great hall, two libraries, two bars, and common rooms for dons, graduates and undergraduates. There are also gardens and a neighbouring sportsground and boat-house.

Accommodation is provided for all undergraduates, and for some graduates, though some accommodation is off-site. 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). The Buttery next to the Hall serves drinks around dinner time. There is also a college undercroft bar, as well as a Junior Common Room (JCR) and a Graduate Common Room (GCR).

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. Most undergraduate tutorials are carried out in the college, though for some specialist papers undergraduates may be sent to tutors in other colleges.

Croquet may be played in the Master's Garden in the summer. The sportsground is mainly used for cricket, tennis, rugby and soccer, and also contains a bar. Rowing and punting is carried out by the boat-house across Christ Church Meadow.

History

In Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zurich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. February 10 - Albert of Prussia committed... 1525, at the height of his power, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. 1475 - 1530), born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, was an English statesman and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the most powerful person in England for many years. The son of a butcher, Wolsey was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and then headed the... Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times Chancellor of England, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom. He is a Great Officer of State, and is appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of... Lord Chancellor of England and The Archbishop of York, Primate of England, is the metropolitan of the Province of York, and is the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury. His cathedral is York Minster in central York and his official residence is the Archbishops Palace... Archbishop of York, suppressed the Abbey of St Saint Frideswide (c. 650 - October 19, 735) was (according to legend) daughter of the King Didan and Safrida. She founded a church near Oxford, but Prince Aelfgar of Mercia decided to marry her. She refused his advances, hiding from him in a tub in the forest. When she returned to... Frideswide in Oxford and founded Cardinal College on its lands. He planned the establishment on a magnificent scale, but fell from grace in Events April 22 - Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297.5 leagues west of the Moluccas. May 10 - The Turkish army under Suleiman I leaves Constantinople to once again invade Hungary. September 8 - Recapture of Buda by the invading Turkish forces. September 23 - Vienna is besieged by Turkish... 1529, before the college was completed.

In Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. Huldreich Zwingli, the Swiss religious reformer, is killed. Our Lady of Guadeloupe: The Virgin Mary appears to Aztec convert Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin... 1531 the college was itself suppressed, and refounded in Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. June 25 - Suleiman I leads another invasion of Hungary, which fails miserably. November 16 - Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Atahualpa. Atahualpa wins Inca civil war over Huscar The Prince is published five years after author Niccolo... 1532 as King Henry VIII's College by Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. He was the second monarch of the... Henry VIII, to whom Wolsey's property had escheated. Then in Events Spanish conquest of Yucatan Peace between England and France Foundation of Trinity College, Cambridge by Henry VIII of England Katharina von Bora flees to Magdeburg Science Architecture Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peters Basilica. Births July 4 - Murat III, Ottoman Emperor (+ 1595) December 14 - Tycho... 1546 the King, who had broken from the The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. Members generally prefer the term Catholic Church, but this term has multiple meanings (see Catholicism); the term Roman Catholic Church is used in this article to avoid... 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 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and is the mother branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. Christianity was planted in Britain in the first or second centuries and existed independent of the Church of... Church of England and made it the cathedral of the recently created diocese of Oxford.

Christ Church's 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 in the The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). It is situated in the town of Cambridge, England. According to legend, the university was founded in 1209 by scholars escaping from Oxford after a fight with locals there. Cambridge has produced more Nobel... University of Cambridge is Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is the True Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names - Established 1546 Sister College Christ Church Master Sir Martin Rees Location Trinity Street Undergraduates 656 Graduates 380 Homepage Boatclub Trinity College is one of... Trinity College, Cambridge, founded the same year by Henry VIII. Since the time of Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. Sometimes referred to as The Virgin Queen or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth I was... Queen Elizabeth I the college has also been associated with Motto: Dat Deus Incrementum Westminster School (in full, The Royal College of St. Peter at Westminster, but almost always referred to as Westminster School, or even just Westminster, for short) is an ancient English public school, located by Westminster Abbey in Westminster, in central London, and with a history stretching... Westminster School, which continues to supply a large proportion of the scholars of the college.

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Tom Tower.

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 (October 20, 1632 _ February 25, 1723) was an English architect of the seventeenth century, famous for his role in the re_building of Londons churches after the Great Fire of London of 1666. Life and Times Wren is particularly known for his design for... Christopher Wren. To this day the bell in the tower, Great Tom, is rung 101 times at 9:05 GMT (9 o'clock Oxford time) every night for the 101 original scholars of the college. In former times this signalled the close of all the college gates throughout Oxford.

Charles I King of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles I (19 November 1600 - 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his death. He famously engaged in a struggle for power with Parliament; he was an advocate of the divine right of kings... King Charles I made the Deanery his palace and held his Parliament in the Great Hall during the The English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and second (1648–1649) civil wars between the supporters of Charles I of England and... English Civil War.

Deans of Christ Church

• 1546 Richard Cox may refer to: Richard Threlkeld Cox, U.S. physicist Richard Cox, bishop of Ely in the early 16th century Richard Cox, Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1703-1707 Richard Cox, birth name of U.S. actor Dick Sargent Richard Ian Cox, British actor Richard Cox, British horticulturalist, created Cox... Richard Cox
• 1553 Richard Jacqueline Marshall (June 16, 1895 - August 3, 1973) was a Major General in the US Army. He served in the 1st Division during World War I and became the Chief of Staff of Army Forces in the Pacific by the end of World War II. Early Life Marshall was... Richard Marshall
• 1559 George Carew
• 1561 Thomas Sampson
• 1565 Thomas Godwin
• 1567 See: Tommy Cooper - British magician and comedian. Thomas Cooper - bishop of Lincoln and Winchester. Thomas Sidney Cooper - British painter. Thomas Cooper (1805 - 1892) - chartist poet Thomas Cooper - 19th century US politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... Thomas Cooper
• 1570 John Piers
• 1576 Tobie Matthew
• 1584 William James William James (January 11, 1842, New York - August 26, 1910, Chocorua, New Hampshire). William James was born in New York, son of Henry James, Sr., an independently wealthy and notoriously eccentric Swedenborgian theologian well acquainted with the literary and intellectual elites of his day. The intellectual brilliance of... William James
• 1596 Thomas Ravis
• 1605 John King is the name of several notable individuals, including: John King, 19th century Australian explorer John King, White House correspondent for CNN John William King, one of the murderers of James Byrd, Jr. John King, author of novels such as The Football Factory John King, a spirit said to... John King
• 1611 William Goodwin
• 1620 Richard Corbet (1582 - 1635), poet, son of a gardener, was educated at Westminster School and Oxford, and entered the Church, in which he obtained many preferments, and rose to be Bishop successively of Oxford and Norwich. He was celebrated for his wit, which not seldom passed into buffoonery. His poems... Richard Corbet
• 1629 Brian Duppa
• 1638 Samuel Fell
• 1648 Edward Reynolds
• 1651 There have been several well-known people named John Owen, including: Johnny Owen (boxer) John Owen (church leader) John Owen (chess player) John Owen (politician), Democratic governor of North Carolina, 1828-1830. John Owen (judge), Queens Bench Division John Owen (1560-1622) - epigrammatist This is a disambiguation page —... John Owen
• 1659 Edward Reynolds
• 1660 George Morley
• 1660 John Fell is the name of more than one notable man: John Fell, (1625-1686), English clergyman and publisher John Fell, (1721-1798), U.S. delegate to Continental Congress for New Jersey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... John Fell
• 1686 John Massey
• 1689 Henry Aldrich (1647-1710) was an English theologian and philosopher. He was at Westminster, and was educated at the collegiate school there, under Dr Busby. In 1662 he entered Christ Church College, Oxford, and in 1689 was made dean in succession to the Roman Catholic, John Massey, who had fled... Henry Aldrich
• 1711 Francis Atterbury (March 6, 1663 - February 22, 1732), was an English man of letters, politician and bishop. He was born at Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, where his father was rector. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he became a tutor. In 1682, he published a... Francis Atterbury
• 1713 George Smalridge (1663 - September 27, 1719), English bishop, was born at Lichfield, where he received his early education, this being completed at Westminster school and at Christ Church, Oxford. His political opinions were largely modelled on those of his friend Francis Atterbury, with whom he was associated at Oxford and... George Smalridge
• 1719 Hugh Boulter
• 1724 William Bradshaw was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was 27 years old, and a Assistant Surgeon in the 90th Regiment (later The Cameronians... William Bradshaw
• 1733 John Conybeare
• 1756 For the reporter, see David Gregory (journalist) David Gregory (June 3, 1659—October 10, 1708) was a Savilian Professor of astronomy at Oxford and a commentator on Isaac Newtons Principia. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, the nephew of James Gregory, Gregory studied at Marischal College, part of the University... David Gregory
• 1767 William Markham (1710-1807), English divine and archbishop of York, was educated at Westminster and at Christ Church College, Oxford. He was one of the best scholars of his day, and attained to the headship of his old school and college in 1753 and 1767 respectively. He held from time... William Markham
• 1777 Lewis Bagot
• 1783 Cyril Jackson(1746—1819), dean of Christ Church, Oxford, was born in Yorkshire, and educated at Westminster and Oxford. In 1771 he was chosen to be sub-preceptor to the two eldest sons of George III., but in 1776 he was dismissed, probably through some household intrigues. He then... Cyril Jackson
• 1809 Charles Henry Hall
• 1824 There have been several well-known people named Samuel Smith, including: Samuel Smith (brewer) Samuel Smith (doctor) Samuel William Smith (politician) Samuel Smith (politician) (U.S. Senator and Representative from Maryland) Samuel Smith (Upper Canada) Administrator of Upper Canada (1817-1818) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... Samuel Smith
• 1831 Thomas Gaisford (December 22, 1779 - June 2, 1855) was an English classical scholar. He was born at Iford Manor, Wiltshire, and entered the University of Oxford in 1797, becoming successively student and tutor of Christ Church. In 1811 he was appointed regius professor of Greek in the university. Taking orders... Thomas Gaisford
• 1855 Henry George Liddell (1811‑1898)was a British historian and academic, editor at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford, of which in 1855 he became Dean. He wrote a History of Ancient Rome (1855), and, along with R. Scott, published a Greek-English Lexicon (1843), still one of the standard... Henry George Liddell
• 1892 Francis Paget
• 1901 Thomas Banks Strong
• 1920 Henry Julian White
• 1934 Alwyn Terrell Petre Williams
• 1939 John Lowe (born Derbyshire, England, 21st July 1945) was one of the main competitors who made darts such a huge spectator sport in the 1970s and 1980s. Lowe won the second world championship title in 1979 and added it again in 1987 and 1993. Though seen as very much a... John Lowe
• 1959 Cuthbert Aikman Simpson
• 1969 Henry Chadwick
• 1979 Eric William Heaton
• 1991 John Henry Drury
• 2003 Christopher Andrew Lewis

Famous Members

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Christ Church's famous Tom Tower, seen from St Aldate's (street).

• Jonathan Aitken (born August 30, 1942) is a former Conservative minister, and convicted perjurer. Born in Dublin to William Aitken (himself a Conservative MP) and Penelope Aitken (daughter of John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby), he attended Eton College and read law at Christ Church, Oxford. He served as a war... Jonathan Aitken
• William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst and 2nd Baron Amherst (1773 - 1857), was Governor-General of India. He was the nephew of Jeffrey, Baron Amherst, and succeeded to his title in 1797 by the remainder provided when the patent of nobility was renewed in 1788. Ambassador extraordinary to China In... William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
• Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (17 May 1768 - 29 April 1854) was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against dErlons column during the Battle of Waterloo. He was the eldest son of Henry Paget, 1st... Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
• George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, 2nd Baron Auckland (1784 – January 1, 1849), served as a politician in the United Kingdom and as Governor-General of India. The son of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, he studied at the University of Oxford and was admitted to the bar in... George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
• Christopher Isherwood and W.H. Auden, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Wystan Hugh Auden (February 21, 1907–September 29, 1973) was an English poet. Life Auden was born in York and spent his early childhood in Harborne, Birmingham, where his father Dr George Auden was the school medical... W. H. Auden
• Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks (February 13, 1743 - June 19, 1820) was the British naturalist and botanist on Cooks first great voyage (1768-1771) and some 75 species bear Banks name. He is credited with the introduction to the West of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa, and the genus named after... Joseph Banks
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• Sir Adrian Cedric Boult (April 8, 1889 _ February 22, 1983) was an English conductor. He was born in Chester to comfortable middle-class parents and educated at Westminster (who have named their music centre after him) and Oxford. As a schoolboy he was introduced to the world of music... Adrian Boult
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• Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (14 December 1812 - 17 June 1862), English statesman, Governor-General of India during the Mutiny of 1857, was the youngest child of George Canning, and was born at Brompton, near London. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in... Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning
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Grace

Before formal Hall each evening, the following Latin grace is recited by a scholar of the House:

Nos miseri homines et egeni, pro cibis quos nobis ad corporis subsidium benigne es largitus, tibi Deus omnipotens, Pater cælestis, gratias reverenter agimus; simul obsecrantes, ut iis sobrie, modeste atque grate utamur. Per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum.

On special occasions the following words replace Per Jesum Christum, etc.:

Insuper petimus, ut cibum angelorum, verum panem cælestem, verbum Dei æternem, Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, nobis impertiaris; utque illo mens nostra pascatur et per carnem et sanguinem eius foveamur, alamur, et corroboremur.

External link

• Official Website (http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/)
• Oxford Cathedral (http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Great_Britain/England/_Topics/churches/_Texts/KINCAT*/Oxford/1.html), King's Handbook of Cathedrals (1865): The Cathedral, History of the See

References

• Adams, Reginald (1992). The college graces of Oxford and Cambridge. Perpetua Press. ISBN 1870882067.