Merton College was founded in 1264 by Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Rochester.It has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford, a claim which is disputed between Merton College, Balliol College and University College.One argument for Merton's claim is that it was the first college to be provided with statutes, a constitution governing the college set out …

Roger Gilbert Lancelyn Green (2 November 1918 – 8 October 1987) was a British biographer and children's writer. He was an Oxford academic who formed part of the Inklings literary discussion group along with C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.He had a positive influence on his friend, C.S. Lewis, by encouraging him to publish The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Bodleian Library (/ ˈ b ɒ d l i ən, b ɒ d ˈ l iː ən /) is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe.It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley.With over 13 million printed items, it is the second-largest library in Britain after the British Library. Under the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003, it is one of six ...

Douglas Haig, 1. Earl Haig (* 19.Juni 1861 in Edinburgh; † 29. Januar 1928 in London) war britischer Feldmarschall und während des Ersten Weltkriegs von 1915 bis 1918 Oberbefehlshaber an der Westfront.. Sein Tagebuch aus der Zeit des Ersten Weltkriegs wurde 2015 zum Weltdokumentenerbe der UNESCO erklärt.

Vincigliata Castle (Italian: Castello di Vincigliata) is a medieval castle which stands on a rocky hill to the east of Fiesole in the Italian region of Tuscany.In the mid-nineteenth century the building, which had fallen into a ruinous state, was acquired by the Englishman John Temple-Leader and entirely reconstructed in the feudal style.

John Agard FRSL (born 21 June 1949 in British Guiana) is an Afro-Guyanese playwright, poet and children's writer, now living in Britain.In 2012, he was selected for the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was awarded BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2021.

Benjamin Robert Haydon (/ ˈ h eɪ d ə n /; 26 January 1786 – 22 June 1846) was a British painter who specialised in grand historical pictures, although he also painted a few contemporary subjects and portraits. His commercial success was damaged by his often tactless dealings with patrons, and by the enormous scale on which he preferred to work.

RTL plus was famous in its early years for showing low-budget films and American programmes. In 1988, it was the second most-viewed channel. After reunification in 1990, broadcasting was extended to the entire country. RTL moved to Cologne and received the right to broadcast on free-to-air frequencies. That same year, RTL acquired the first-run rights to the German Football …

Life Upbringing and teens. John Wilmot was born at Ditchley House in Oxfordshire on 1 April 1647. His father, Henry, Viscount Wilmot, was created Earl of Rochester in 1652 for his military service to Charles II during the King's exile under the Commonwealth.Paul Davis describes Henry as "a Cavalier legend, a dashing bon vivant and war-hero who single-handedly engineered the …

Turning a blind eye is an idiom describing the ignoring of undesirable information.. Although the Oxford English Dictionary records usage of the phrase as early as 1698, the phrase to turn a blind eye is often falsely attributed to an incident in the life of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson.Nelson was blinded in one eye early in his Royal Navy career. During the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 the ...