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Winchester College is an English public school (a long-established fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) with some provision for day attendees, in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
James too was educated at Winchester College, winning the top scholarship to gain a fully-funded place there in 1954. [1] [3] [2] He won another scholarship to Winchester College's sister foundation, New College, Oxford. At the University of Oxford he gained a double first class degree in mods and greats, a humanities course centred on Latin ...
All editions of the Morte prior to 1934 were based on the edition printed by Caxton. In June of that year, when the library of Winchester College was being catalogued, Oakeshott discovered a previously unknown manuscript copy – this was one of the most important medieval manuscripts discovered in the twentieth century.
It is located in the historic grounds of Winchester College, with evidence suggesting cricket in Winchester dates back to the 17th century. [1] The present ground, which is also known as New Field or Ridding Field , dates from 1869 when the then headmaster George Ridding bought land south of "meads", the original venue for college cricket, and ...
Nicholas was elected Warden (head) of New College, Oxford, in 1675, a post he held until 1679. [1] During his time as Warden of New College, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1677 until 1679. [2] [3] He was elected warden of Winchester College in 1679, a post he held until his death. [4]
The "School" building, 17th century. As the college was a religious as well as educational establishment, it was threatened with closure during Henry VIII's reign. In 1535, a visitation was made to assess the college's assets, after which some of Winchester's valuable land assets near London were seized and exchanged for assets of similar size elsewhere in the country, depriving the college of ...
Henry Dison Gabell, D.D. (1764–1831), was head-master of Winchester College.. Gabell was the son of the Rev. Timothy Gabell of Winchester. Gabell was born at Winchester in 1764, and was elected a scholar of Winchester College in 1779, and subsequently of New College, Oxford, where he matriculated on 11 Oct. 1782; graduated B.A. on 8 July 1786; and held a fellowship from 1782 to 1790.
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