Hertford College History Lovers

21/02/2015

Hertford College has probably played a larger role than any other Oxford college in the production of the most read book in the history of the world - the 1611 Authorised Version of the Bible.

William Tyndale, whose 1534 translation of the NT formed about 83% and the OT 76% of the 1611 edition, was a student at Magdalen Hall.

The version sold today as the 1611 version would be more accurately called the 1769 revision. The revision was made by Benjamin Blayney, Vice Principal of Hertford College. Blaney's revisions were the last which were ever approved to the 1611 text. Almost all of the changes consisted in revising the italicized words

17/02/2015

A selection of notable alumni of Magdalen Hall Oxford, which was for many years the third largest institution in Oxford, after ChCh and BNC.

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09/02/2015

Phillpotts was the last person to be nominated as Principal of Hertford College in 1805. Christ Church rejected the nomination and declined to nominate another Principal.The college was dissolved by Parliament in 1816 and its buildings were given to Magdalen Hall.

Henry Phillpotts (1778–1869), often called "Henry of Exeter", was the Anglican Bishop of Exeter from 1830 to 1869.[1] and a striking figure of the 19th century Church.

09/02/2015

The history of Hertford's MCR, which is one of the oldest houses in Oxford.

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09/02/2015

Thomas Hobbes was one of the founders of modern political philosophy and political science. He entered Magdalen Hall around 1603. This painting can be seen in the SCR,

08/02/2015

Hertford College's impressive collection of paintings

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08/02/2015

One of the greatest educational reformers of the C18th. His painting is currently in a storeroom, unfortunately.

View Richard Newton (1676–1753), DD, Principal of Hertford Hall (1740) (?) by British School. Find out more and explore similar paintings in the UK national art collection.

08/02/2015

One of the many great alumni of Hertford College Oxford (Hart Hall)

William Romaine (1714 at Hartlepool – 1795), evangelical divine of the Church of England, was author of works once highly thought of by the evangelicals, the trilogy The Life, the Walk, and the Triumph of Faith.

08/02/2015

Our glorious dining hall