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| − | + | [[File:UK-2014-Oxford-Magdalen College 08.jpg|thumb|Magdelen Tower]]'''Magdalen College, Oxford''' is one of the constituent colleges of the [[University of Oxford]]. | |
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| + | It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester. Magdalen stands next to the River Cherwell and has within its grounds a deer park and Addison's Walk. The large, square Magdalen Tower is an Oxford landmark, and it is a tradition, dating to the days of Henry VII, that the college choir sings from the top of it at 6 a.m. on May Morning | ||
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| + | ==Alumni== | ||
| + | *[[John Mark Ainsley]] | ||
| + | *[[Lord Alfred Douglas]] | ||
| + | *[[Alan Hollinghurst]] | ||
| + | *[[Matt Houlbrook]] | ||
| + | *[[H Montgomery Hyde]] | ||
| + | *[[Sir Paul Latham]] | ||
| + | *[[James Lees-Milne]] | ||
| + | *[[Oscar Wilde]] | ||
| + | *[[John Wolfenden]] (fellow) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Oxford]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Colleges]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:13, 12 July 2016
Magdalen College, Oxford is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester. Magdalen stands next to the River Cherwell and has within its grounds a deer park and Addison's Walk. The large, square Magdalen Tower is an Oxford landmark, and it is a tradition, dating to the days of Henry VII, that the college choir sings from the top of it at 6 a.m. on May Morning
