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William and Mary is an ITV romantic drama set in London, starring Martin Clunes as William Shawcross, an undertaker, and Julie Graham as Mary Gilcrest, a midwife. Its title refers to its two principal characters and is a cultural reference to the reign of the British monarchs William III and Mary II.
Chancellors of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia; note that William & Mary is unique in that they use the term "Chancellor" in the British sense – as a figurehead leader, with the actual executive of the school being the "president," not a "vice-chancellor."
Thomas Roderick Dew (December 5, 1802 – August 6, 1846) was a professor and public intellectual, then president of The College of William & Mary (1836–1846). [1] Although he first achieved national stature for opposing protective tariffs, today Dew may be best known for his pro-slavery advocacy.
Thomas Ashley Graves Jr. (July 3, 1924 – June 17, 2016) was an American academic who was the twenty-third president of the College of William & Mary, serving from 1971 to 1985. [1] He next served as director of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library from 1985 to 1992.
The College of William and Mary was founded in 1693, and benefited from slave labor in various capacities. Historians discovered the names of over 100 people owned by college employees, students, and the college itself; the actual number of slaves was likely much higher.
Print depicting Ancient Campus as it would have appeared before 1859. The Brafferton (left) and President's House (right) flank the Wren Building. The history of the College of William & Mary can be traced back to a 1693 royal charter establishing "a perpetual College of Divinity, Philosophy, Languages, and the good arts and sciences" in the British Colony of Virginia.
The Crim Dell bridge is a wooden bridge on the College of William & Mary’s campus in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, and is considered one of the College's most visually appealing elements. Crim Dell is the pond that the bridge crosses, but the bridge is commonly referred to as Crim Dell.
Anglican priest; President of the College of William & Mary (1755–60); Commissary of the Bishop of London; Rector of Bruton Parish Church [259] [7] Thomas Roderick Dew: 1820 Professor of history, metaphysics, and political economy at the College of William and Mary (1827–36); president of the College of William and Mary (1836–46) [260]