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Jul 1, 2024 · Magdalen College (/ˈmɔːdlɪn/ MAWD-lin) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by Bishop of Winchester William of Waynflete. It is one of the wealthiest Oxford colleges, as of 2022, and one of the strongest academically, setting the record for the highest Norring
Jun 13, 2024 · Magdalen College (15) Magdalen College stands on the N. side of High Street, immediately W. of the river Cherwell. The walls are of local Oxfordshire stone and the roofs are covered with slates and lead. The college was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester.
Jun 17, 2024 · A history of the building is contained in the Rev. H. A. Wilson's Magdalen College (University of Oxford College Histories, 1899), a work made easier by the earlier labours and researches of Dr. J. R. Bloxam, Rev. W. D. Macray, and Mr. J. C. Buckler.
1 day ago · Magdalen College, Oxford. Hague was born on 26 March 1961 in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He initially boarded at Ripon Grammar School and then attended Wath-upon-Dearne Comprehensive School, a state secondary school near Rotherham. His parents, Nigel and Stella Hague, ran a soft drinks manufacturing business where he worked ...
6 days ago · This was combined with an inability to accept opposition; in April 1687, he ordered Magdalen College, Oxford, to elect a Catholic sympathiser named Anthony Farmer as president, but as he was ineligible under the college statutes, the fellows elected John Hough instead. Both Farmer and Hough withdrew in favour of another candidate selected by ...
2 days ago · Clive Staples Lewis FBA (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963).
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2 days ago · Apart from the college estates South Newington's yardlands were all freehold by the 18th century. The Magdalen College estate of 11 yardlands was divided among several copyholders whose holdings tended to stay within a family for generations and were in most respects indistinguishable from freehold.
