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1. www.wadham.ox.ac.uk › about › history-archivesHistory & Archives - Wadham College, Oxford

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   Wadham College was founded in 1610 in the reign of King James I by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham. Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Somerset family, died in 1609 leaving his fortune to endow a college at Oxford.

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   It is located in the centre of Oxford, at the intersection of Broad Street and Parks Road. Wadham College was founded in 1610 by Dorothy Wadham, according to the will of her late husband Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Devon and Somerset family.

3. www.british-history.ac.uk › rchme › oxonWadham College - British History Online

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   Jul 20, 2024 · The college was founded by Nicholas Wadham who died in 1609 but whose intentions were carried out by Dorothy (Petre) his widow. The buildings were begun on the site of the former house of Austin Friars, in April 1610 and finished in July 1613; the society was founded in 1612.

4. archive.british-history.ac.uk › vch › oxonWadham College | British History Online

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   Jul 4, 2024 · WADHAM COLLEGE Circumstances Of The Foundation. Nicholas Wadham, the founder of this college, was born in 1532 of a good Somerset family of Merifield, near Ilminster, and was educated at Oxford, at either Corpus Christi or Christ Church.

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   The college was founded by Dorothy Wadham in 1613, using money left by her husband Nicholas Wadham for the purpose of endowing an Oxford college.

6. oac.web.ox.ac.uk › wadham-collegeWadham College | Oxford College Archives - oac.web.ox.ac.uk

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   Wadham College was founded in 1610 by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, a childless husband and wife from the West country, where he was a prominent landowner. Dorothy was from an Essex family. There is a pedigree in Jackson’s Wadham College .

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   Who founded Wadham College?

   • Wadham College was founded in 1610 in the reign of King James I by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham. Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Somerset family, died in 1609 leaving his fortune to endow a college at Oxford. The hard work of translating intentions into reality fell on his widow, Dorothy, a formidable woman of 75.

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   Where is Wadham College?

   • It is located in the centre of Oxford, at the intersection of Broad Street and Parks Road. Wadham College was founded in 1610 by Dorothy Wadham, according to the will of her late husband Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Devon and Somerset family.

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   What is Wadham College Archive?

   • Wadham’s archive largely comprises internal college documents, and records of college estates, of which the largest collection were in Essex. A catalogue of the Muniments of Wadham College was produced by Lawrence Stone for the National Register of Archives in 1962, and reproduced in limited numbers.

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   What can you do at Wadham College?

   • In common with many Oxford colleges, Wadham has produced a wide range of graduates in the fields of economics, history, law, physiology, medicine, management, humanities, mathematics, science, technology, media, philosophy, poetry, politics and religion who have contributed significantly to public life.

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   Does Jackson's Wadham College have a pedigree?

   • There is a pedigree in Jackson’s Wadham College. The archive largely comprises internal college documents, and records of college estates, of which the largest collection were in Essex. A catalogue of the Muniments of Wadham College was produced by Lawrence Stone for the National Register of Archives in 1962, and reproduced in limited numbers.

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   Why is Wadham so difficult to climb into?

   • In the days when Oxford colleges locked their gates overnight, Wadham was regarded as a particularly difficult college to climb into after the gates closed. One route into the college was said to be via the Warden's Lodgings in the corner of the front quad.

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