William King (academic)
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William King was an English academic and writer, Principal of St Mary Hall, Oxford from 1719, He was known for strongly held Jacobite views, and as a satirist and poet.
1750 portrait by John Michael Williams
William King, 1760 engraving by Thomas Hudson
Engraving by Thomas Worlidge of the Sheldonian Theatre on the occasion of the 1759 installation of the Chancellor of Oxford University.
Original drawing (1735) for frontispiece to The Toast, by Hubert-François Gravelot
St Mary Hall, Oxford
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St Mary Hall was a medieval academic hall of the University of Oxford. It was associated with Oriel College from 1326 to 1545, but functioned independently from 1545 until it was re-incorporated into Oriel College in 1902.
St Mary Hall, Oxford
"The dolls house", a surviving 1743 building of St Mary's Hall, abutting the 1640 chapel and hall on the right
1826 Gothic Revival building on the west side of St Mary's Hall, incorporating the old gate