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Its alumni include politicians, lawyers, bishops, poets, and academics. At least thirteen British prime ministers have been educated at Christ Church, including Sir Robert Peel (Prime Minister 1834–1835 & 1841–1846), Anthony Eden (1955–1957) and William Ewart Gladstone (1892–94, 1886, 1880–85, & 1868
Pages in category "Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,361 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Its alumni include politicians, lawyers, bishops, poets, and academics. Some went on to become fellows of the college; 14 students later became principal of the college . It was founded in 1571 by Queen Elizabeth I , at the request of a Welsh clergyman, Hugh Price , who was Treasurer of St David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire .
Hall of Christ Church Christ Church's library in the early 19th century. In 1525, at the height of his power, Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England and Cardinal Archbishop of York, suppressed St Frideswide's Priory in Oxford and founded Cardinal College on its lands, using funds from the dissolution of Wallingford Priory and other minor ...
This is a list of Old Boys of Christ Church Grammar School, they being notable former students of Christ Church Grammar School, an Anglican Church school in Claremont, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The source of most of the information below about each Old Boy's years of attendance is the school's centenary history, published in 2010. [1]
Tobias Matthew 1606–28 (University, Christ Church, and St John's) Accepted Frewen 1660–64 (Magdalen) John Dolben 1683–86 (Christ Church) Lancelot Blackburne 1724-43 (Christ Church) William Markham 1776–1807 (Christ Church) Charles Thomas Longley 1860–62 (Balliol) William Thomson 1862–90 (The Queen's) Cosmo Lang 1909–28 (Balliol)
Robert Burchfield (Magdalen and Christ Church) Sir Raymond Carr (Christ Church, New College, All Souls and St Antony's) Alasdair Clayre (All Souls) Peter Conrad (Christ Church and All Souls) Janet E. Courtney (Lady Margaret Hall) Jonathan Culler; Christopher de Hamel; Thomas de Quincey (Brasenose) Susie Dent; Terry Eagleton (Wadham, Linacre ...
Christ's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its alumni include politicians, lawyers, bishops, poets, and academics. Among politicians, the college's alumni include heads of government (Jan Smuts of South Africa and John Kotelawala of Sri Lanka), as well as several parliamentarians from various countries.