List of clergy educated at Jesus College, Oxford
Alumni -- Other cathedral clergy
Table:
Name

M

G

Degree

Notes

Ref

Thomas Briscoe (F)

1830

1833

BA (1833), MA (1836), BD (1843), DD (1868)

Vicar of Holyhead for 37 years, chancellor of Bangor Cathedral and translator of the New Testament into Welsh

[19][63]

Richard Farrington

1720

1724

BA

Welsh priest and antiquarian, with a particular interest in Caernarfonshire; Chancellor of Bangor Cathedral

[64]

William Henry Harris

1910

1913

BA Theology (1913, 2nd), BLitt (1913)

Precentor, Canon and Treasurer of St David's Cathedral; also professor of theology (then professor of Welsh) at St David's College, Lampeter

[14][65]

Joseph Hoare (F/P)

1727

1733

BA (1730), MA

Prebend of Westminster Abbey; died after being scratched by his cat

[19][66][67]

John Jones (F)

1662

1666

BA (1666), MA (1670), BCL (1673), DCL (1677)

Chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral, physician and inventor

[68][69]

Richard Lucas (F)

1665

1668

BA (1668), MA (1672)

Clergyman and writer of devotional works, who was Prebend of Westminster Abbey and President of Sion College

[70]

David Maurice

1651

1655

BA

Welsh clergyman and translator, who was canon of St Asaph; also obtained an MA from New College, Oxford

[68][71]

Henry Maurice (F)

1664

1668

BA (1668), MA (1671), BD (1679), DD (1683)

Treasurer of Chichester Cathedral, who was elected Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford shortly before his death in 1691

[72]

Norman Matthews

1922

1926

BA Theology (2nd)

Chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral (1952–1964) and one of the panellists on the BBC television programme "The Brains Trust"

[13][73]

Edmund Meyrick (F)

1656

1659

BA

Treasurer of St David's Cathedral and a benefactor of Bala Grammar School and Jesus College – his bequest founded the college's Meyrick scholarships for students from North Wales

[74]

Richard Middleton

1583?

1586

BA

Prebend of Brecon, Archdeacon of Cardigan and chaplain to Charles, Prince of Wales (later King Charles I)

[75]

Richard Nanney

1710

1714

BA

Evangelical Anglican cleric in north Wales and a canon of Bangor

[76]

John Owen

1719

DNG

—

Chancellor of Bangor Cathedral and strong opponent of Methodism

[77]

Thomas Pardo (F/P)

1707

1711

BA (1708), MA (1711), BD (1719), DD (1727)

Chancellor of St David's (1749–1753)

[68][78]

Gabriel Powell

1592

1596

BA

Son of the clergyman and historian David Powel; prebend of St Paul's Cathedral, London and prominent anti-Catholic writer

[79]

Theodore Price (F)

1586?

1591

BA (1588), MA (1591)

Prebend of Westminster Abbey and principal of Hart Hall, Oxford

[80]

William Prichard (F)

1581

—

—

Graduated from Christ Church before becoming vicar of Abergavenny, rector of Ewelme, Oxfordshire and canon of Sarum and St Pauls; named as one of the founding fellows in the college's third charter (1622)

[81]

Thomas Richards

1708

1711

BA

Canon of St Asaph's Cathedral, who was also a writer and satirist

[68][82]

Henry Rogers

1602

1608

BA (1605), MA (1608), BD (1616), DD (1637)

Prebend of Hereford Cathedral, who preached against the Roundheads during the English Civil War

[83]

William Thomas

1751

—

—

Graduated from Oriel College before becoming a Fellow of Pembroke College and chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral

[84]

With reference to the table as well as the background passages provided at the end.

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Thomas Briscoe ( 30 June 1813 - 16 February 1895 ) was a Welsh priest and scholar , who was a Fellow of Jesus College , Oxford for 25 years and Vicar of Holyhead for 37 years . He also translated the New Testament , and some books of the Old Testament , into Welsh .
Holyhead ( /ˈhɒlɪhɛd/ ( listen ) HOL-i-hed ; Welsh : Caergybi [ kɑːɨrˈɡəbi ] , Cybi 's fort ) is a town in Wales and a major Irish Sea port serving Ireland . It is also a community and the largest town in the Isle of Anglesey county , with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census . Holyhead is on Holy Island , which is separated from Anglesey by the Cymyran Strait and was originally connected to Anglesey via the Four Mile Bridge and now by the Stanley Embankment . In the mid-19th century , Lord Stanley , a local philanthropist , funded the building of a larger causeway , [ citation needed ] known locally as The Cobb , it now carries the A5 and the railway line . The A55 dual carriageway runs parallel to the Cobb on a modern causeway .
Bangor Cathedral ( Welsh : Eglwys Gadeiriol Bangor ) is an ancient place of worship in Bangor , Gwynedd , Wales . It is dedicated to its founder , Saint Deiniol . The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since the 6th century . The cathedral is built on a low-lying and inconspicuous site , possibly so as not to attract the attention of Viking raiders from the sea . The Gothic style building on the hill is part of Bangor University .
Richard Farrington ( 1702 - 16 October 1772 ) was a Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian .
Caernarfonshire ( /kərˈnɑːrvənʃər/ ; Welsh : Sir Gaernarfon , Welsh pronunciation : [ ˈsir gaɨ̯rˈnarvɔn ] ) , historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English , is one of the thirteen historic counties , a vice-county and a former administrative county of Wales .
William Henry Harris ( 28 April 1884 - 23 January 1956 ) was a British Welsh-speaking priest , academic and translator . Ordained in 1914 , he served for most of his life ( 1919-1941 ) as a teacher of theology at St David 's College , Lampeter , becoming a professor of theology at the college in 1940 and Professor of Welsh in 1941 . At the same time , he served at St David 's Cathedral as precentor ( 1933 ) , canon ( 1937 ) and treasurer ( 1948 ) . He translated several hymns and liturgical texts into Welsh . As a theologian , he valued the Catholic inheritance in the reformed churches and fostered this inheritance within the Church in Wales . He also served as professor of Welsh at St David 's College , Lampeter .
A precentor is a person who helps facilitate worship . The details vary depending on the religion , denomination , and era in question . The Latin derivation is præcentor , from cantor , meaning the one who sings before ( or alternatively , first singer ) .
A canon ( from the Latin canonicus , itself derived from the Greek κανονικός , kanonikós , relating to a rule , regular ) is a member of certain bodies subject to an ecclesiastical rule . Originally , a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or , later , in one of the houses within the precinct of or close to a cathedral and conducting his life according to the orders or rules of the church . This way of life grew common ( and is first documented ) in the eighth century . In the eleventh century , some churches required clergy thus living together to adopt the rule first proposed by Saint Augustine that they renounce private wealth . Those who embraced this change were known as Augustinians or Canons Regular , whilst those who did not were known as secular canons .
St Davids Cathedral ( Welsh : Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi ) is situated in St Davids in the county of Pembrokeshire , on the most westerly point of Wales .
University of Wales , Lampeter ( Welsh : Prifysgol Cymru , Llanbedr Pont Steffan ) is a university in Lampeter , Wales . Founded in 1822 , and given its royal charter in 1828 , it is the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales , with degree awarding powers since 1822 , and the fourth oldest institution of higher learning in England and Wales after the universities of Oxford , Cambridge and Durham ( founded as a university in 1832 ) . St. David 's was a college . In 2010 it merged with Trinity University College ( under its 1822 charter ) to create the University of Wales Trinity Saint David . The university was founded as St David 's College ( Coleg Dewi Sant ) , becoming St David 's University College ( Coleg Prifysgol Dewi Sant ) in 1971 , when it became part of the federal University of Wales . With fewer than 2,000 students on campus , it is often claimed to be one of the smallest public universities in Europe .
Joseph Hoare ( 1709 - 26 May 1802 ) was a Welsh clergyman and Principal of Jesus College , Oxford , from 1768 to 1802 . The son of Joseph Hoare , from Cardiff , Wales , Hoare studied at Jesus College from 1727 ( when he was 18 ) , obtaining his BA in 1730 and his MA in 1733 . He was a Prebendary of Westminster Abbey . He was appointed Principal in 1768 . During his time as Principal , he donated £200 towards restoration of the college 's Old Quadrangle . In 1798 , he also subscribed £100 for the prosecution of the [ Napoleonic ] war and £21 for muskets and necessaries for the University corps . He held the post of Principal for the third-longest time in the college 's history . He died in 1802 after having been scratched by his cat . He bequeathed hundreds of volumes of books to the college library . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May , 1753 .
A prebendary is a member of the Anglican or Roman Catholic clergy , a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church . When attending services , prebendaries sit in particular seats , usually at the back of the choir stalls , known as prebendal stalls . A prebend is the form of benefice held by a prebendary : historically , the stipend attached to it was usually drawn from specific sources in the income of a cathedral 's estates . In the 21st century , many remaining prebendaries hold an honorary position which does not carry an income with it .
Westminster Abbey , formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster , is a large , mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster , London , England , just to the west of the Palace of Westminster . It is one of the United Kingdom 's most notable religious buildings and the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and , later , British monarchs . The building itself was a Benedictine monastic church until the monastery was dissolved in 1539 . Between 1540 and 1556 , the abbey had the status of a cathedral . Since 1560 , the building is no longer an abbey or a cathedral , having instead the status of a Church of England Royal Peculiar - a church responsible directly to the sovereign . According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080 , a church was founded at the site ( then known as Thorn Ey ( Thorn Island ) ) in the seventh century , at the time of Mellitus , a Bishop of London . Construction of the present church began in 1245 , on the orders of King Henry III . Since the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066 , all coronations of English and British monarchs have been in Westminster Abbey . There have been 16 royal weddings at the abbey since 1100 . As the burial site of more than 3,300 persons , usually of prominence in British history ( including at least sixteen monarchs , eight Prime Ministers , poets laureate , actors , scientists , military leaders , and the Unknown Warrior ) , Westminster Abbey is sometimes described as 'Britain 's Valhalla ' , after the iconic burial hall of Norse mythology .
John Jones ( 1644 or 1645 - 22 August 1709 ) was a Welsh cleric , inventor and physician .
Llandaff Cathedral ( Welsh : Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf ) is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff , Cardiff , Wales . It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff , head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff . It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul , and three Welsh saints : Dubricius ( Welsh : Dyfrig ) , Teilo and Oudoceus ( Welsh : Euddogwy ) . It is one of two cathedrals in Cardiff , the other being the Roman Catholic Cardiff Cathedral in the city centre . The current building was constructed in the 12th century over the site of an earlier church . Severe damage was done to the church in 1400 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr , during the English Civil War when it was overrun by Parliamentarian troops , and during the Great Storm of 1703 . By 1717 , the damage to the cathedral was so extensive that the church seriously considered removal of the see . Following further storms in the early 1720s , construction of a new cathedral began in 1734 , designed by John Wood , the Elder . During the Cardiff Blitz of the Second World War in January 1941 , the cathedral was severely damaged when a parachute mine was dropped ; blowing the roof off the nave , south aisle and chapter house . The stonework which remains from the medieval period is primarily Somerset Dundry stone , though local blue lias constitutes most of the stonework done in the post-Reformation period . The work done on the church since World War II is primarily concrete and Pennant sandstone , and the roofs , of Welsh slate and lead , were added during the post-war rebuilding . In February 2007 , the organ was damaged during a severe lightning strike , prompting a fundraiser of £1.5 million to raise money for an entirely new organ .
Richard Lucas ( 1648/1649 - 29 June 1715 ) was a Welsh clergyman and writer of devotional works .
Sion College , in London , is an institution founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college , guild of parochial clergy and almshouse , under the 1623 will of Thomas White , vicar of St Dunstan 's in the West . The clergy who benefit by the foundation are the incumbents of the City parishes , of parishes which adjoined the city bounds when the college was founded , and of parishes subsequently formed out of these .
David Maurice ( 1626-1702 ) , also known as Dafydd Morris or Dafydd ap Morus , was a Welsh Anglican priest and translator .
The Cathedral Church of Saints Asaph and Cyndeyrn , commonly called St Asaph Cathedral ( Welsh : Eglwys Gadeiriol Llanelwy ) , is a cathedral in St Asaph , Denbighshire , north Wales . An Anglican church , it is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of St Asaph . The cathedral dates back 1,400 years , while the current building dates from the 13th century . It is sometimes claimed to be the smallest Anglican cathedral in Great Britain .
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom . Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham , the full name of the college is St Mary 's College of Winchester in Oxford . The name New College , however , soon came to be used following its completion in 1386 to distinguish it from the older existing college of St Mary , now known as Oriel College . In 2017 , the college ranked first in the Norrington Table , a table assessing the relative performance of Oxford 's undergraduates in final examinations . Historically , it has been ranked highly . It has the 3rd highest average Norrington Table ranking over the previous decade . The college is between Holywell Street and New College Lane ( known for Oxford 's Bridge of Sighs ) , next to All Souls College , Harris Manchester College , Hertford College , The Queen 's College and St Edmund Hall . The college 's sister college is King 's College , Cambridge . The college is one of the main choral foundations of the University of Oxford . The college choir is regarded as one of the leading choirs of the world , and has recorded over one hundred albums ; it has been awarded two Gramophone Awards . Like many of Oxford 's colleges , New College admitted its first mixed-sex cohort in 1979 , after six centuries as an institution for men only .
Henry Maurice ( c. 1647 - 30 October 1691 ) was a Welsh clergyman who became Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford University .
Chichester Cathedral , formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity , is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester . It is located in Chichester , in Sussex , United Kingdom . It was founded as a cathedral in 1075 , when the seat of the bishop was moved from Selsey . Chichester Cathedral has fine architecture in both the Norman and the Gothic styles , and has been described by the architectural critic Ian Nairn as the most typical English Cathedral . Despite this , Chichester has two architectural features that are unique among England 's medieval cathedrals - a free-standing medieval bell tower ( or campanile ) and double aisles . The cathedral contains two rare medieval sculptures , and many modern art works including tapestries , stained glass and sculpture , many of these commissioned by Walter Hussey ( Dean , 1955-77 ) . The city of Chichester , though it retains two main cross streets laid out by the Romans , has always been small enough for the city 's entire population to fit inside the cathedral at once , causing Daniel Defoe to comment :
The Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity is a senior professorship in Christ Church of the University of Oxford . The professorship was founded from the benefaction of Lady Margaret Beaufort ( 1443-1509 ) , mother of Henry VII . Its holders were all priests until 2015 , when Carol Harrison , a lay theologian , was appointed to the chair .
Norman Gregory Matthews ( 12 February 1904 - 6 August 1964 ) was a British Anglican clergyman and broadcaster . Born in Swansea , he spent his working life in Cardiff .
BBC Television is a service of the BBC . The corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927 . It produced television programmes from its own studios from 1932 , although the start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936 . The BBC 's domestic television channels have no commercial advertising and collectively they account for more than 30% of all UK viewing . The services are funded by a television licence . As a result of the 2016 Licence Fee settlement , the BBC Television division was split , with in-house television production being separated into a new division called BBC Studios and the remaining parts of television ( channels and genre commissioning , BBC Sport , BBC Three and BBC iPlayer ) being renamed as BBC Content .
The Brains Trust was an informational BBC radio and later television programme popular in the United Kingdom during the 1940s and 1950s , on which a panel of experts tried to answer questions sent in by the audience .
Edmund ( or Edmond ) Meyrick ( or Meyricke ) ( 1636 - 24 April 1713 ) was a Welsh cleric and benefactor of Jesus College , Oxford , where scholarships are still awarded in his name . He is a member of the Meyrick family .
Bala ( Welsh : Y Bala ) is a market town and community in Gwynedd , Wales . Formerly an urban district , Bala lies within the historic county of Merionethshire . It lies at the north end of Llyn Tegid , 17 miles ( 27 km ) north-east of Dolgellau , with a population taken in the United Kingdom Census 2011 of 1,974 . It is little more than one wide street , this being Stryd Fawr ( High Street , literally Great Street ) . The High Street and its shops can be quite busy in the summer months with many tourists . Bala was ranked as having the 20th highest percentage of Welsh language speakers in Wales by electoral division , in the United Kingdom Census 2011 . According to the census , 78.5% of Bala 's population can speak Welsh .
Richard Middleton ( died 1641 ) was a Church of England clergyman and writer who served as Archdeacon of Cardigan and chaplain to Charles , Prince of Wales ( later King Charles I ) .
Brecon ( /ˈbrɛkən/ ; Welsh : Aberhonddu pronounced [ ˌabɛrˈhɔnðɪ ] ) , archaically known as Brecknock , is a market and minster town in Powys , mid-Wales . In 1841 , it had a population of 5,701 . The population in 2001 was 7,901 , increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census . Historically it was the county town of Brecknockshire ( Breconshire ) ; although its role as such was eclipsed with the formation of the County of Powys , it remains an important local centre . Brecon is the third-largest town in Powys , after Newtown and Ystradgynlais . It lies north of the Brecon Beacons mountain range , but is just within the Brecon Beacons National Park .
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Syriac Orthodox Church , Church of the East , Chaldean Catholic Church , Anglican Communion , St Thomas Christians , Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations , above that of most clergy and below a bishop . In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Catholic Church . An archdeacon is often responsible for administration within an archdeaconry , which is the principal subdivision of the diocese . The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church has defined an archdeacon as A cleric having a defined administrative authority delegated to him by the bishop in the whole or part of the diocese . The office has often been described metaphorically as that of oculus episcopi , the bishop 's eye .
Cardigan ( Welsh : Aberteifi , pronounced [ abɛrˈtəivɪ ] ( listen ) ) is a town and community in the county of Ceredigion in Wales . The town lies on a tidal reach of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion , formerly Cardiganshire , meets Pembrokeshire . Cardigan was the county town of the historic county and is the second-largest town in Ceredigion . The largest town , Aberystwyth , is one of the two administrative centres ; the other is Aberaeron . The settlement at Cardigan was developed around the Norman castle built in the late 11th or early 12th century . The castle was the location of the first National Eisteddfod in 1176 . The town became an important port in the 18th century , but declined by the early 20th century owing to its shallow harbour . The castle underwent restoration in 2014 . The population in 2001 was 4,203 , reducing slightly to 4,184 at the 2011 census . Modern Cardigan is a compact and busy town , having most of the facilities for retail , education , health , worship and sport .
Charles I ( 19 November 1600 - 30 January 1649 ) [ a ] was King of England , King of Scotland , and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649 . Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland , but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603 ( as James I ) , he moved to England , where he spent much of the rest of his life . He became heir apparent to the three kingdoms of England , Scotland and Ireland in 1612 on the death of his elder brother Henry Frederick , Prince of Wales . An unsuccessful and unpopular attempt to marry him to the Spanish Habsburg princess Maria Anna culminated in an eight-month visit to Spain in 1623 that demonstrated the futility of the marriage negotiations . Two years later he married the Bourbon princess Henrietta Maria of France . After his succession in 1625 , Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England , which sought to curb his royal prerogative . Charles believed in the divine right of kings , and was determined to govern according to his own conscience . Many of his subjects opposed his policies , in particular the levying of taxes without parliamentary consent , and perceived his actions as those of a tyrannical absolute monarch . His religious policies , coupled with his marriage to a Roman Catholic , generated the antipathy and mistrust of Reformed groups such as the English Puritans and Scottish Covenanters , who thought his views were too Catholic . He supported high church Anglican ecclesiastics , such as Richard Montagu and William Laud , and failed to aid Protestant forces successfully during the Thirty Years ' War . His attempts to force the Church of Scotland to adopt high Anglican practices led to the Bishops ' Wars , strengthened the position of the English and Scottish parliaments , and helped precipitate his own downfall . From 1642 , Charles fought the armies of the English and Scottish parliaments in the English Civil War .
Richard Nanney ( 1691-1767 ) was an 18th-century evangelical priest in north Wales .
John Owen ( 1698-1755 ) was a Welsh priest who became Chancellor of Bangor Cathedral . He was a staunch opponent of Methodism and was regarded as having a troublesome litigious temper , bringing Methodist supporters in front of the ecclesiastical courts and having some excommunicated .
Thomas Pardo ( died 1763 ) was Principal of Jesus College , Oxford from 1727 to 1763 . Pardo , from Kidwelly , Carmarthenshire , Wales was a scholar at Jesus College from December 1707 and was elected a Fellow of the college in 1711 . He was the most senior fellow when elected Principal in 1727 . He held the position of Chancellor of St David 's from 1749 to 1753 . During his time , the north-west corner of the inner quadrangle was completed and alterations to the hall , in particular the ceiling , were carried out , with Pardo himself paying £20 towards the cost . He donated a further £157 10s in 1756 for improvements to the front of the college . He held the position of Principal for 36 years , the second-longest tenure in the college 's history ( after Henry Foulkes ) . He died in Bath , Somerset in 1763 .
Gabriel Powell ( baptised 1576-1611 ) was a Welsh Anglican priest , known for his strident anti-Catholic views .
David Powel ( 1549/52 - 1598 ) was a Welsh Church of England clergyman and historian who published the first printed history of Wales in 1584 .
St Paul 's Cathedral , London , is an Anglican cathedral , the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London . It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade I listed building . Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site , founded in AD 604 . The present cathedral , dating from the late 17th century , was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren . Its construction , completed in Wren 's lifetime , was part of a major rebuilding programme in the City after the Great Fire of London . [ page needed ] The cathedral building largely destroyed in the Great Fire , now often referred to as Old St Paul 's Cathedral , was a central focus for medieval and early modern London , including Paul 's walk and St Paul 's Churchyard being the site of St Paul 's Cross . The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London . Its dome , framed by the spires of Wren 's City churches , has dominated the skyline for over 300 years . At 365 feet ( 111 m ) high , it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967 . The dome is among the highest in the world . St Paul 's is the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral . Services held at St Paul 's have included the funerals of Admiral Nelson , the Duke of Wellington , Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher ; jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria ; peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars ; the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer ; the launch of the Festival of Britain ; and the thanksgiving services for the Silver , Golden and Diamond Jubilees and the 80th and 90th birthdays of Queen Elizabeth II .
Thedore Price ( c. 1570 - 15 December 1631 ) was a Welsh Anglican clergyman and academic . He served as Principal of Hart Hall , Oxford for 18 years and was also a prebend of Westminster Abbey . However , after falling out with his patron , John Williams , he sided with William Laud and was reputed to have converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism at the end of his life .
Hertford College ( /ˈhɑːrtfərd/ HART-fərd ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England . It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford , directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library . The college is known for its iconic bridge , the Bridge of Sighs . There are around 600 students at the college at any one time , comprising undergraduates , graduates and visiting students from overseas . The first Hertford College began in the 1280s as Hart Hall and became a college in 1740 but was dissolved in 1816 . In 1820 , the site was taken over by Magdalen Hall , which had emerged around 1490 on a site adjacent to Magdalen College . In 1874 , Magdalen Hall was incorporated as a college , reviving the name Hertford College . In 1974 , Hertford was part of the first group of all-male Oxford colleges to admit women . Alumni of the college 's predecessor institutions include William Tyndale , John Donne , Thomas Hobbes and Jonathan Swift . More recently , former students have included author Evelyn Waugh , the first female Home Secretary Jacqui Smith , the civil servants Jeremy Heywood and Olly Robbins , and the newsreaders and reporters Fiona Bruce , Carrie Gracie , Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Natasha Kaplinsky .
William Prichard ( c. 1563 - 1629 ) was a Welsh clergyman and academic at the University of Oxford .
Christ Church ( Latin : Ædes Christi , the temple or house , ædēs , of Christ , and thus sometimes known as The House ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England . Christ Church is a joint foundation of the college and the cathedral of the Oxford diocese ( Christ Church Cathedral and its cathedral school ) , which serves as the college chapel and whose dean is ex officio the college head . Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII , it is one of the larger colleges of the University of Oxford with 629 students in 2016 . It is also the second wealthiest college ( after St John 's ) with an endowment of £550.3m as of 2018 [ update ] . Christ Church has a number of architecturally significant buildings including Tom Tower ( designed by Sir Christopher Wren ) , Tom Quad ( the largest quadrangle in Oxford ) , and the Great Dining Hall which was also the seat of the parliament assembled by King Charles I during the English Civil War . The buildings have inspired replicas throughout the world in addition to being featured in films such as Harry Potter and The Golden Compass . This has helped Christ Church become the most popular Oxford college for tourists with almost half a million visitors annually . Christ Church has many notable alumni including thirteen British prime ministers ( more than any other Oxbridge college ) , King Edward VII , King William II of the Netherlands , seventeen Archbishops , writers Lewis Carroll ( Alice in Wonderland ) and W. H. Auden , philosopher John Locke , and scientist Robert Hooke . Christ Church is also partly responsible for the creation of University College Reading , which later gained its own Royal Charter and became the University of Reading . The first female undergraduates matriculated at Christ Church in 1980 .
A vicar ( /ˈvɪkər/ ; Latin : vicarius ) is a representative , deputy or substitute ; anyone acting in the person of or agent for a superior ( compare vicarious in the sense of at second hand ) . Linguistically , vicar is cognate with the English prefix vice , similarly meaning deputy . The title appears in a number of Christian ecclesiastical contexts , but also as an administrative title , or title modifier , in the Roman Empire . In addition , in the Holy Roman Empire a local representative of the emperor , perhaps an archduke , might be styled vicar .
Abergavenny ( /ˌæbərɡəˈvɛni/ ; Welsh : Y Fenni pronounced [ ə ˈvɛnɪ ] , archaically Abergafenni meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny ) is a market town and community in Monmouthshire , Wales . Abergavenny is promoted as a Gateway to Wales . It is located on the A40 trunk road and the A465 Heads of the Valleys road and is approximately 6 miles ( 10 km ) from the border with England . Originally the site of a Roman fort , Gobannium , it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches . The town contains the remains of a medieval stone castle built soon after the Norman conquest of Wales . Abergavenny is situated at the confluence of the River Usk and a tributary stream , the Gavenny . It is almost entirely surrounded by mountains and hills : the Blorenge ( 559 m , 1,834 ft ) , the Sugar Loaf , ( 596 m , 1,955 ft ) , Ysgyryd Fawr ( Great Skirrid ) , Ysgyryd Fach ( Little Skirrid ) , Deri , Rholben and Mynydd Llanwenarth , known locally as Llanwenarth Breast . Abergavenny provides access to the nearby Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons National Park . The Offa 's Dyke Path is close by and the Marches Way , the Beacons Way and Usk Valley Walk all pass through the town . In the UK 2011 census , the six relevant wards ( Lansdown , Grofield , Castle , Croesonen , Cantref and Priory ) collectively listed Abergavenny 's population as 12,515 . The town hosted the 2016 National Eisteddfod of Wales .
A rector is , in an ecclesiastical sense , a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations . In contrast , a vicar is also a cleric but functions as an assistant and representative of an administrative leader .
Ewelme ( /ˈjuːɛlm/ ) is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire , 2.5 miles ( 4 km ) north-east of the market town of Wallingford . The 2011 Census recorded the parish 's population as 1,048 . To the east of the village is Cow Common and to the west , Benson Airfield , the north-eastern corner of which is within the parish boundary . The solid geology is chalk overlying gault clay . The drift geology includes some gravel .
Oxfordshire ( abbreviated Oxon , from Oxonium , the Latin name for Oxford ) is a county in South East England . The ceremonial county borders Warwickshire to the north-west , Northamptonshire to the north-east , Buckinghamshire to the east , Berkshire to the south , Wiltshire to the south-west and Gloucestershire to the west . The county has major education and tourist industries and is noted for the concentration of performance motorsport companies and facilities . Oxford University Press is the largest firm among a concentration of print and publishing firms ; the University of Oxford is also linked to the concentration of local biotechnology companies . As well as the city of Oxford , other centres of population are Banbury , Bicester , Kidlington and Chipping Norton to the north of Oxford ; Carterton and Witney to the west ; Thame and Chinnor to the east ; and Abingdon-on-Thames , Wantage , Didcot , Wallingford and Henley-on-Thames to the south . The areas south of the Thames , the Vale of White Horse and parts of South Oxfordshire , are in the historic county of Berkshire , as is the highest point , the 261 metres ( 856 ft ) White Horse Hill . Oxfordshire 's county flower is the snake's-head fritillary .
Salisbury ( locally /ˈsɔːzbəri/ SAWZ-bər-ee ) [ a ] is a cathedral city in Wiltshire , England , with a population of 40,302 , at the confluence of the rivers Avon , Nadder , Ebble , Wylye and Bourne . The city is approximately 20 miles ( 32 km ) from Southampton and 30 miles ( 48 km ) from Bath . Salisbury is in the southeast of Wiltshire , near the edge of Salisbury Plain . Salisbury Cathedral was formerly north of the city at Old Sarum . Following the cathedral 's relocation , a settlement grew up around it which received a city charter in 1227 as New Sarum , which continued to be its official name until 2009 , when Salisbury City Council was established . Salisbury railway station is an interchange between the West of England Main Line and the Wessex Main Line . Stonehenge , a UNESCO World Heritage Site , is 8 miles ( 13 km ) northwest of Salisbury .
St Paul 's Cathedral , London , is an Anglican cathedral , the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London . It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade I listed building . Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site , founded in AD 604 . The present cathedral , dating from the late 17th century , was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren . Its construction , completed in Wren 's lifetime , was part of a major rebuilding programme in the City after the Great Fire of London . [ page needed ] The cathedral building largely destroyed in the Great Fire , now often referred to as Old St Paul 's Cathedral , was a central focus for medieval and early modern London , including Paul 's walk and St Paul 's Churchyard being the site of St Paul 's Cross . The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London . Its dome , framed by the spires of Wren 's City churches , has dominated the skyline for over 300 years . At 365 feet ( 111 m ) high , it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967 . The dome is among the highest in the world . St Paul 's is the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral . Services held at St Paul 's have included the funerals of Admiral Nelson , the Duke of Wellington , Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher ; jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria ; peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars ; the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer ; the launch of the Festival of Britain ; and the thanksgiving services for the Silver , Golden and Diamond Jubilees and the 80th and 90th birthdays of Queen Elizabeth II .
Jesus College , Oxford , the first Protestant college at the University of Oxford , was founded by Elizabeth I in 1571 at the instigation of a Welsh clergyman , Hugh Price . The royal charter issued by Elizabeth appointed a Principal and various Fellows , Scholars and Commissioners : the Fellows to educate the Scholars and to run the college , under the overall direction of the Principal ; and the Commissioners to draw up statutes for the governance of the college , its officers and servants , and the management of the college property . The college was founded to help with the increased numbers of Welsh students at Oxford , and the founding Fellows included a number of individuals with links to Wales . The Commissioners included prominent individuals such as William Cecil , Lord Burghley , the Principal Secretary of State . The charter also gave land and buildings in Oxford to the new college . Whilst the foundation process of the college started in 1571 , it took more than fifty years and a further two charters , one in 1589 from Elizabeth and one in 1622 from her successor , James I , to complete the process . These further charters were necessary because neither the Commissioners appointed by the 1571 charter nor those appointed by the 1589 charter fulfilled their allotted task of drawing up statutes . During this time , Griffith Powell ( one of the Fellows who was pressing for statutes to be drawn up ) concluded that successive Principals were loath to have statutes , since these would limit the Principal 's powers . One Principal lost a draft copy of the statutes ; the next kept the next draft in his study for several years without taking steps to have them confirmed by the Commissioners . It was not until after the 1622 charter that statutes were approved by the Commissioners and the college was fully constituted . Despite the intention on the foundation of the college , none of the charters made special provision for Welsh students , although the students were predominantly Welsh from the outset .
Thomas Richards ( c.1687-1760 ) was a Welsh Anglican priest and writer .
Henry Rogers ( 1583 or 1584 - 1658 ) was an English Anglican priest and writer .
Hereford Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Hereford in Hereford , England . Its most famous treasure is Mappa Mundi , a medieval map of the world created around 1300 by Richard of Holdingham . The map is listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register . The cathedral is a Grade I listed building . The site of the cathedral became a place of worship in the 8th century or earlier although the oldest part of the current building , the bishop 's chapel , dates to the 11th century .
Roundheads were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War ( 1641-1652 ) . Also known as Parliamentarians , they fought against King Charles I of England and his supporters , known as the Cavaliers or Royalists , who claimed rule by absolute monarchy and the principle of the 'divine right of kings ' . The goal of the Roundhead party was to give the Parliament supreme control over executive administration of the country/kingdom .
The English Civil War ( 1642-1651 ) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians ( Roundheads ) and Royalists ( Cavaliers ) principally over the manner of England 's governance . The first ( 1642-1646 ) and second ( 1648-1649 ) wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament , while the third ( 1649-1651 ) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament . The war ended with Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651 . The outcome of the war was threefold : the trial and execution of Charles I ( 1649 ) ; the exile of his son , Charles II ( 1651 ) ; and the replacement of English monarchy with , at first , the Commonwealth of England ( 1649-1653 ) and then the Protectorate under the personal rule of Oliver Cromwell ( 1653-1658 ) and briefly his son Richard ( 1658-1659 ) . A king had never been executed before . In England , the monopoly of the Church of England on Christian worship was ended , while in Ireland the victors consolidated the established Protestant Ascendancy . Constitutionally , the wars established the precedent that an English monarch can not govern without Parliament 's consent , although the idea of Parliamentary sovereignty was only legally established as part of the Glorious Revolution in 1688 .
William Thomas ( 1734 - 3 September 1799 ) was a Welsh clergyman and academic , who was a Fellow of Pembroke College , Oxford and later chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral .
Oriel College ( /ˈɔːrɪəl/ ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford , England . Located in Oriel Square , the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford ( a title formerly claimed by University College , whose claim of being founded by King Alfred is no longer promoted ) . In recognition of this royal connection , the college has also been known as King 's College and King 's Hall . The reigning monarch of the United Kingdom ( since 1952 , Elizabeth II ) is the official Visitor of the college . The original medieval foundation set up by Adam de Brome , under the patronage of Edward II , was called the House or Hall of the Blessed Mary at Oxford . The first design allowed for a provost and ten fellows , called scholars , and the college remained a small body of graduate fellows until the 16th century , when it started to admit undergraduates . During the English Civil War , Oriel played host to high-ranking members of the King 's Oxford Parliament . The main site of the college incorporates four medieval halls : Bedel Hall , St Mary Hall , St Martin Hall and Tackley 's Inn , the last being the earliest property acquired by the college and the oldest standing medieval hall in Oxford . The college has nearly 40 fellows , about 300 undergraduates and some 250 graduates . Oriel was the last of Oxford 's men 's colleges to admit women in 1985 , after more than six centuries as an all-male institution . Today , however , the student body has almost equal numbers of men and women . Oriel 's notable alumni include two Nobel laureates ; prominent fellows have included founders of the Oxford Movement .
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England , located in Pembroke Square . The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England , using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale , and was named after William Herbert , 3rd Earl of Pembroke , Lord Chamberlain and then-Chancellor of the University . Like many of Oxford 's colleges , Pembroke admitted its first mixed-sex cohort in 1979 , having previously accepted men only . As of 2018 , Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £58.5 million . Pembroke offers the study of almost all the courses offered by the university . Dame Lynne Brindley , former head of the British Library , has been Master of the College since 2013 . She will be stepping down at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year . In July 2020 , Sir Ernest Ryder , a former Lord Justice of Appeal , will take on the role .