Oxford (England) -- History; University of Oxford -- History
Churches, number of, in D'Oigli's time, 45;
increase in number of, in Henry I.'s time, 45;
old, of which no trace remains, 45
S. Aldate, 44, 45
Carfax, 149
S. Clement, "boiled rabbit," 46
S. Ebbe, remains of, 44
S. Frideswide, first site of, 8;
burning of, 9;
rebuilding of, by Æthelred, 9-11;
restoration of, by Robert of Cricklade, 11;
description and date of architecture, 11, 12;
damage of, by fire, 12;
Chapter-house of, 12;
school connected with, 19;
western bays of, destroyed by Cardinal Wolsey, 20, 21;
conversion of, into Cathedral Church of Christ, 270
S. Giles', 92
S. Martin's, 24
S. Mary's, 149, 150;
University business transacted at, 153;
famous sermons preached at, 154;
older portions of, 154;
pinnacles added to, 154, 157;
buttresses and statues of, 157;
chancel and nave of, 157, 158;
Convocation held in chancel of, 160;
erection of porch of, 310
S. Nicolas, 94
S. Peter's, crypt of, 42, 43;
chancel, porch, etc., of, 43, 44
Cobham, Thomas, Bishop of Worcester,
enlargement of S. Mary's designed by, 158, 159;
books of, pawned for funeral expenses, 159;
dispute concerning same between Oriel and the University, 159
Colet, John, course of lectures by, on Epistles of S. Paul, 244;
letter to Erasmus from, 245
Colleges and Halls--
_All Souls'_, first foundation of, 224;
prominence to study of law and divinity given at, 225;
Bedford Hall purchased for site of, 225;
quadrangle of, 226;
Codrington Library, etc., of, 226
_Balliol_, first foundation of, 127, 128, 129;
regulations concerning scholars at, 129;
fellowships at, 130;
erection of buildings of, in fifteenth century, 130;
present chapel of, 130;
manuscripts brought to, by William Grey from Italy, 243
_Brasenose Hall_, purchase of, 81;
conversion of, into college, 203;
famous knocker of, 202, 203;
foundation stone of college laid, 203
_Christ Church_, founding of, by Wolsey, 259, 260;
suppression of religious houses to procure the funds for, 260, 261;
laying of foundation stone of, 262;
hall, and other buildings of, 262;
migration of Cambridge students to, 262, 263;
introduction of Lutheran tenets by same, 263;
fortunes of, involved in fall of Wolsey, 268, 269;
opposition of members of, to King's divorce, 269;
answer of King to Wolsey concerning, 269;
later foundation of, 270;
court established at, by Charles I., 317;
residence at, of Charles II., 340
_Corpus Christi_, first of the Renaissance colleges, 248;
foundation of, by Richard Foxe, Bishop of Winchester, 248, 249;
statutes of, 249;
provisions of, for teaching of New Learning, 249, 250;
curious sun-dial at, 250;
sculpture over gateway at, 250;
connection of, with Magdalen, 250
_Exeter_, first foundation of, 125;
statutes of, 125;
refounding of, 125;
modern buildings of, 125
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account