Merton College, Oxford
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Merton College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, fir
South facade as seen from Merton Field
Walter de Merton, (c. 1205 – 27 October 1277), founder of Merton
Henry Savile, Warden from 1585 to 1621, had great influence on the development of the college.
St Alban Hall, pictured in 1837, engraving by John Le Keux from a drawing by F. Mackenzie
The University of Oxford has 36 colleges, three societies, and four permanent private halls of religious foundation. The colleges and PPHs are autonomous self-governing corporations within the univers
Merton College, Oxford
…Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to…
Aerial view (looking north) of many of the colleges of the University of Oxford
Brasenose College in the 1670s