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31/10/2026

🐈‍⬛ Part 2: Simpkin is on the prowl! 👻

There's a ghost on the loose at Hertford… but can Simpkin catch it? 👀🎃

30/10/2026

👻 Ghost invasion at Hertford College! 🎃

Something spooky is happening around college… 👀

Stay tuned for Part 2! 🕸️

30/10/2026

👻 A very Hertford ghost story…

Did you know that Hertford alumnus J. Meade Falkner, author of Moonfleet, set his spine-chilling 1895 novel The Lost Stradivarius in the college, back when it was known as Magdalen Hall?

In 1842, Hertford student John Maltravers is practising his violin in his rooms overlooking New College Lane. But when he begins playing the mysterious ‘Areopagita’ suite, something extraordinary happens.

An empty chair creaks. A strange presence makes itself felt. And one day, John looks round to find a figure sitting in his room...

📚 A sinister melody. A hidden violin. A haunting that refuses to end. Borrow The Lost Stradivarius from the college library – if you dare! 🎻

28/10/2026

The world premiere of 'Love Again' by Hertford alum Joanna Forbes L'Estrange 🎼 ✨

Full music recording and write-up of last Thursday's Tyndale anniversary event on our website via the link in our About section → Links 🔗

27/10/2026

How would you sum up your first couple of weeks at Oxford? 🤔

Graduate fresher Liz reflects on her experience 💫👏📖

26/10/2026

When is a lecture not a lecture? 🤔

When it's a fireside chat... Journalist and Hertford alumna Carole Cadwalladr enjoyed a wide-ranging conversation with Professor of Shakespeare Studies Emma Smith at our annual John Donne Lecture earlier in the month.

Listen to the full recording via the link in bio 🔗

26/10/2026

A glimpse of last week’s Tyndale event in pictures, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the printing of alumnus William Tyndale’s New Testament in English.

Guests enjoyed:

🎶 A performance by Hertford’s choir, featuring a specially commissioned work by alumna Joanna Forbes L’Estrange.

💡 A talk by the Revd Dr Robert Wainwright and reflections from our Chaplain, the Revd Anthony Buckley, in our Chapel – home to the beautiful Tyndale Window.

📚 A fascinating display of Tyndale-related books from the 16th and 17th centuries, curated by our Library & Archives Team, including our Principal Alex Freeman’s own 16th-century family Bible, passed down through the women in her family.

22/10/2026

Today, Hertford College commemorated alumnus William Tyndale in a special event marking the 500th anniversary of the printing of Tyndale’s New Testament in English 📚

🎥 ‘This 500-year anniversary is a reminder of the importance of the work of this remarkable and highly controversial man.’

Hear from the University of Oxford’s Chancellor, William Hague, as he reflects on Tyndale’s legacy.

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