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Encyclopedia > Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College
Established 1341
Sister College Pembroke College
Provost Sir Alan Budd
Graduates 130
Undergraduates 300

The Queen's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located on the High Street. The Queens College, Oxford, 2004-01-24, Copyright Kaihsu Tai File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Events Petrarch becomes famous Beginning of the Breton War of Succession over the control of the Duchy of Brittany Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol, expells her husband John Henry of Bohemia, to whom she had been married as a child. ... Most of the colleges of the University of Oxford have sister colleges in the University of Cambridge (and vice versa). ... Full name Pembroke College Motto - Named after Countess of Pembroke, Mary de St Pol Previous names Marie Valence Hall (1347), Pembroke Hall (?), Pembroke College (1856) Established 1347 Sister College Queens College Master Sir Richard Dearlove Location Pembroke Street Undergraduates ~420 Graduates 194 Homepage Boatclub Pembroke College is a college... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...


History

The college was founded during the 14th century by a chaplain, Robert de Eglesfield, of Queen Philippa of Hainault, wife of King Edward III of England, hence the name. The crest of three red eagles on a white background was inspired by the chaplain's surname. The magnificent frontage was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, part of a substantial rebuilding in the 18th century during which the impressive libray was built. (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... Philippa of Hainault (~1314 - August 15, 1369) was the Queen consort of Edward III of England. ... Edward III King of England Edward III (13 November 1312–21 June 1377) was one of the most successful English Kings of medieval times. ... The career of Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 - 25 March 1736) formed the brilliant middle link in Britains trio of great baroque architects. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...


Notable Former Students

Joseph Addison, the Kit-cat portrait, circa 1703-1712, by Godfrey Kneller. ... Reverend Lancelot Addison (1632 - April 20, 1703) was born in Westmorland. ... Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder. ... Jeremy Bentham (February 15, 1748–June 6, 1832) was an English gentleman, jurist, philosopher, eccentric, and legal and social reformer. ... Sir Tim Berners-Lee Sir Tim (Timothy John) Berners-Lee, KBE (TimBL or TBL) (b. ... Georges Carpentier (January 12, 1894 - October 28, 1975) was a French boxer. ... Vere Gordon Childe (April 14, 1892 - October 19, 1957) was an Australian archaeologist, perhaps best known for his excavation of the unique Neolithic site of Skara Brae in Orkney and for his Marxist views which informed his thinking about prehistory. ... Edgar Thomas Cook CBE DMus(Cantuar) FRCO FRCM was an English organist and composer (18 March 1880 — 5 March 1953). ... Edmond Halley. ... Henry V of England, as depicted in Cassells History of England, Century Edition, published circa 1902 Henry V Henry V, (August 9 or September 16, 1387 - August 31, 1422), King of England, son of Henry IV of England by Mary de Bohun, was born at Monmouth, Wales, in September... David Edward Jenkins (born 1925) is best known as the Bishop of Durham, a post he held from 1984 until 1994. ... The Right Honourable Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman (born June 21, 1930) is a British Labour Member of Parliament who was a government minister during the 1970s. ... The Right Honourable Ruth Maria Kelly (born 9 May 1968) is a British politician. ... Thomas Middleton (baptized April 18, 1580, died 1627) was an English Elizabethan playwright and poet. ... Brian Walden (born 1932) was a Labour Member of Parliament and is now a journalist and broadcaster Brian Walden won a major open scholarship to study at Queens College, Oxford and in 1957 was elected President of the Oxford Union. ... Adam Zamoyski - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

External Link

  • Official website (http://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/)


Colleges of the University of Oxford The University of Oxford comprises 39 Colleges and 7 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs), which are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university. ...

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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. ... Full name Balliol College Motto - Named after John de Balliol Previous names - Established 1263 Sister College St Johns College, Cambridge Master Andrew Graham (academic) Location Broad Street Undergraduates 403 Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford... Brasenose College (in full: The Kings Hall and College of Brasenose) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Christ Church, Oxford - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Green College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Harris Manchester College, formerly Manchester College, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom; it has the emphasis on students who are more advanced in age. ... Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeths Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Kellogg College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Lady Margaret Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Linacre College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, currently offering graduate entry only. ... Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Magdalen College (pronounced ) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Mansfield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Oriel College (in full: The House of Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford commonly called Oriel College, of the Foundation of Edward the Second of famous memory, sometime King of England) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... St Annes College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... St Antonys College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... St Catherines College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... St Cross College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... St Edmund Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... St Hildas College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... St Hughs College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... St Johns College, Oxford - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... St Peters College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Somerville College, part of the University of Oxford, was one of the first womens colleges to be founded there. ... Templeton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Trinity College (in full: The College of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity and Sir Thomas Pope (Knight)) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... University College (corporate name, The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University, commonly known as University College in the University of Oxford, usually known by its derivative, Univ), is the oldest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom... Wadham College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Wolfson College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...

Permanent Private Halls at the University of Oxford A Permanent Private Hall at the University of Oxford is an educational institution affiliated to the University — not as a full College, but able to award Oxford University degrees. ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

Blackfriars | Campion Hall | Greyfriars | Regent's Park College | St Benet's Hall | St Stephen's House | Wycliffe Hall The English Dominican House of Blackfriars Hall in Oxford, commonly known simply as Blackfriars, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Campion Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the United Kingdom. ... Greyfriars is one of the smallest constituent Halls of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Regents Park College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... St Benets Hall, Oxford - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... St Stephens House is a Permanent Private Hall affiliated to the University of Oxford. ... Wycliffe Hall is a Church of England theological college, and one of the constituent institutions of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...


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