The Queen's College, Oxford

The Queen's College ( officially: The Queen's College) is one of the colleges of Oxford University in the UK. It is located on the High Street opposite the Examination School and is among the older colleges. Currently there visiting about 330 students and 170 postgraduates. Each year about 130 students are re-recorded. Since 1999, the economist Sir Alan Budd is Provost of the College.

History

The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield. Eglesfield was a priest in the household of Queen Philippa of Hainault, wife of Edward III. , And renamed the College in honor of the Queen. The emblem of the College ( three red eagle on a white field) refers to the name of the founder ( Eglesfield = Adlersfeld ). Later, the tradition began to emerge that the wife of the reigning king took over the patronage of the College. The motto of the college is: Reginae ERUNT nutrices tuae ( " queens thy nursing mothers to be ," Isaiah 49:23 ).

The college has historically been a close connection to the North of England, where the founders came from. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the students of the colleges came almost exclusively from the North West of England, and later received a long time many students from there scholarships for the Queen 's College. Therefore, it was in the Middle Ages one of the few colleges whose students were in large part about Christmas in Oxford. For this reason, it is famous for its Christmas celebrations today.

1693-1696 the impressive library building was constructed. At the beginning of the 18th century, the medieval building of the colleges have been completely replaced by new buildings in Baroque style. The famous facade designed Nicholas Hawksmoor. 1719, praised for its architecture and acoustics chapel was completed, which received a 1965 Frobenius organ.

Only since 1976, women are allowed to study at the College.

With an estimated net worth of about 88 million pounds (about 130 million euros ) (2003 ) is one of The Queen 's College to the wealthier colleges in Oxford.

Life in college

The Queen's College is considered to be a sports fan. The most popular sport is rowing. The Rowing Club of the college was founded in 1827, making it one of the world's oldest.

In addition, music plays a big role. The Queen 's College Chapel Choir, the mixed choir of the college, has made ​​numerous concert tours in recent years and published CDs.

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