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{{Infobox Oxford college
| name = Christ Church
| full_name= The Dean, Chapter and Students of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth
| latin_name = Ædes Christi
| university = Oxford
| photo = [[File:Tom Quad, Christ Church 2004-01-21.jpg|290px|Tom Tower]]
| infobox_colour = #000033
| colours = {{scarf|start}}{{cell|#000099}}{{cell|#660000}}{{cell|#FFFFFF}}{{cell|#CC0033}}{{cell3|#000099}}{{cell|#660000}}{{cell|#FFFFFF}}{{cell|#CC0033}}{{cell|#000099}}{{scarf|end}}
| named_for = [[Jesus Christ]]
| established = 1546
| sister_college = [[Trinity College, Cambridge]]
| head_label = Dean
| head = The Very Reverend [[Christopher Andrew Lewis]]
| JCR_president = Matthew Barrett
| GCR_president = Oliver Murphy
| undergraduates = 431<ref>{{cite web|title = Undergraduate numbers by college 2011-12
|publisher = University of Oxford|url = http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/colleges/undergraduate_numbers_by_college/index.html}}</ref> (2011/2012)
| graduates = 250
| latitude = 51.750199
| longitude = -1.255853
| shield = [[File:Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg|150px]]
| blazon = Sable, on a cross engrailed argent, a lion passant gules, between four leopards' faces azure, on a chief or, a rose gules barbed and seeded proper, between two Cornish choughs sable, beaked and membered gules.
| homepage = [http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk Home page]
| boat_club = [http://www.chchbc.org/ Boat Club] |
}}
'''Christ Church''' ({{lang-la|Ædes Christi}}, the temple or house (''[[wikt:aedes|ædēs]]'') of Christ, and thus sometimes known as '''The House'''), is one of the largest [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|constituent colleges]] of the [[University of Oxford]] in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the [[cathedral]] church of the [[diocese of Oxford]], namely [[Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford]].
Like its sister college, [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], it was traditionally considered the most aristocratic college of its university.
Christ Church has produced thirteen [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British prime ministers]], which is equal to the number produced by all 45 other Oxford colleges put together and more than any Cambridge college (and two short of the total number for the [[University of Cambridge]], fifteen).
The college is the setting for parts of [[Evelyn Waugh]]'s ''[[Brideshead Revisited]]'', as well as [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''{{Clarify|date=April 2013}}. More recently it has been used in the filming of the movies of [[J. K. Rowling]]'s ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series and also the film adaptation of [[Philip Pullman]]'s novel ''[[Northern Lights (novel)|Northern Lights]]'' (the film bearing the title of the US edition of the book, ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]''). Distinctive features of the college's architecture have been used as models by a number of other academic institutions, including the [[National University of Ireland, Galway]], which reproduces [[Tom Quad]]. The [[University of Chicago]] and [[Cornell University]] both have reproductions of Christ Church's dining hall (in the forms of [[Hutchinson Hall, University of Chicago|Hutchinson Hall]] and the dining hall of [[Risley Residential College]], respectively). [[ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch|ChristChurch Cathedral]] in New Zealand, after which the [[Christchurch|City of Christchurch]] is named, is itself named after Christ Church, Oxford. Stained glass windows in the cathedral and other buildings are by the [[Pre-Raphaelite]] [[William Morris]] group with designs by [[Edward Burne-Jones]]<ref name="CCglass">[http://www.southgategreen.org.uk/christchurch/burnejones.php. Edward Burne-Jones] Southgate Green Association "His work included both stained-glass windows for Christ Church in Oxford and the stained glass windows for Christ Church on Southgate Green."</ref><ref name="UTex">[http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bump/E320M/PRB.html PreRaphaelite Painting and Design] University of Texas</ref>
Christ Church is also partly responsible for the creation of University College Reading, which later gained its own Royal Charter and became the [[University of Reading]].
The college has admitted women as junior members since 1978, with the first female undergraduates matriculating in 1980.<ref>[http://www.chchgcr.com/gcrhistory/ Christ Church, Oxford]</ref>
==Organisation==
[[File:ChCh Cathedral.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Christ Church Cathedral spire and associated buildings]]
Christ Church, formally titled "The Dean, Chapter and Students of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth", is the only college in the world which is also a [[cathedral]], the seat ([[cathedra]]) of the [[Bishop of Oxford]]. The [[Visitor]] of Christ Church is the reigning [[British sovereign]], and the Bishop of Oxford is unique among English bishops in not being the Visitor of his own cathedral.
The head of the college is the Dean of Christ Church, who is a clergyman appointed by the crown as [[Dean (religion)|dean]] of the cathedral church. There is a senior and a junior censor (formally titled the ''Censor Moralis Philosphiæ'' and the ''Censor Naturalis Philosophiæ'') the former of whom is responsible for academic matters, the latter for undergraduate discipline. A ''Censor Theologiæ'' is also appointed to act as the Dean's deputy.
The form "Christ Church College" is considered incorrect, in part because it ignores the cathedral, an integral part of the unique dual foundation.
===Governing body===
[[File:Hall of Christ Church College.jpg|upright|thumb|The Hall of Christ Church]]
[[File:Oxford Library of Christ Church.jpg|thumb|Christ Church's library in the early 19th century.]]
[[File:1 christ church hall 2012.jpg|thumb|The Hall of Christ Church]]
The governing body of Christ Church consists of the Dean and [[Chapter (religion)|Chapter]] of the cathedral, together with the "Students of Christ Church", who are not students, but rather the equivalent of the [[Oxbridge Fellow|fellows]] of the other [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|colleges]]. Until the later 19th century, the Students differed from fellows by the fact that they had no governing powers in their own college, these residing solely with the Dean and Chapter.
==History==
In 1525, at the height of his power, [[Thomas Wolsey]], [[Lord Chancellor]] of England and [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Archbishop of York]], suppressed the [[Priory of St Frideswide]] in Oxford and founded Cardinal College on its lands, using funds from the dissolution of [[Wallingford Priory]] and [[Thomas Wolsey#Church reforms|other minor priories]]. He planned the establishment on a magnificent scale, but fell from grace in 1529, with the buildings only three-quarters complete – as they were to remain for 140 years.
In 1531 the college was itself suppressed, and refounded in 1532 as King Henry VIII's College by [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], to whom Wolsey's property had [[escheat]]ed. Then in 1546 the King, who had broken from the [[Roman Catholic Church|Church of Rome]] and acquired great wealth through the dissolution of the monasteries in England, refounded the college as Christ Church as part of the re-organisation of the [[Church of England]], making the partially demolished Priory church the cathedral of the recently created diocese of Oxford.
Christ Church's [[List of Oxbridge sister colleges|sister college]] in the University of Cambridge is [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], founded the same year by Henry VIII. Since the time of [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] the college has also been associated with [[Westminster School]], which continues to supply a significant number of undergraduates to the college. The Dean remains to this day an ''ex officio'' member of the school's governing body.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://intranet.westminster.org.uk/lists/whoswho/governors.asp |title=Westminster School Intranet |publisher=Intranet.westminster.org.uk |accessdate=2011-11-12}}</ref>
Major additions have been made to the buildings through the centuries, and Wolsey's Great Quadrangle was crowned with the famous gate-tower designed by Sir [[Christopher Wren]]. To this day the bell in the tower, [[Great Tom (bell)|Great Tom]], is rung 101 times at 9 p.m. Oxford time (9:05 p.m. [[GMT]]/[[British Summer Time|BST]]) every night for the 100 original scholars of the college (plus one added in 1664). In former times this was done at midnight, signalling the close of all college gates throughout Oxford. Since it took 20 minutes to ring the 101, Christ Church gates, unlike those of other colleges, did not close until 12.20. When the ringing was moved back to 9 p.m., Christ Church gates still remained open until 12.20, 20 minutes later than any other college. Although the clock itself now shows GMT/BST, Christ Church still follows Oxford time in the timings of services in the cathedral.
[[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] made the Deanery his palace and held his Parliament in the Great Hall during the [[English Civil War]]. In the evening of May 29, 1645, during the second [[siege of Oxford]], a "bullet of IX lb. weight" shot from the [[Roundhead|Parliamentarians]] warning-piece at [[Marston, Oxfordshire|Marston]] fell against the wall of the north side of the Hall.<ref>{{cite book |last=Varley |first=Frederick John |title=The Siege of Oxford: An Account of Oxford during the Civil War, 1642–1646 |year=1932 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=128}}</ref>
==Student life==
As well as rooms for accommodation, the buildings of Christ Church include the cathedral, one of the smallest in England, which also acts as the college chapel, a great hall, two libraries, two bars, and [[common room]]s for dons, graduates and undergraduates. There are also gardens and a neighbouring sportsground and boat-house.
Accommodation is usually provided for all undergraduates, and for some graduates, although some accommodation is off-site. Accommodation is generally spacious with most rooms equipped with sinks and fridges. Many undergraduate rooms comprise 'sets' of bedrooms and living areas. Members are generally expected to dine in hall, where there are two sittings every evening, one informal and one formal (where jackets, ties and gowns are worn and Latin grace is read). The [[Buttery (shop)|buttery]] next to the Hall serves drinks around dinner time. There is also a college bar (known as the Undercroft), as well as a [[Junior Common Room]] (JCR) and a Graduate Common Room (GCR).
There is a college lending library which supplements the university libraries (many of which are non-lending). Law students have the additional facility of the college law library, which has received large financial supplements from Christ Church law graduates. Most undergraduate tutorials are carried out in the college, though for some specialist subjects undergraduates may be sent to tutors in other colleges.
[[Croquet]] is played in the Masters' Garden in the summer. The sports ground is mainly used for [[cricket]], [[tennis]], [[Rugby football|rugby]] and [[soccer]]. [[Sport rowing|Rowing]] and [[punt (boat)|punting]] is carried out by the boat-house across [[Christ Church Meadow, Oxford|Christ Church Meadow]] - the college is traditionally strong at rowing, having been Head of the River more times than any other. The college also owns its own punts which may be borrowed by students or dons.
The college [[beagling|beagle]] pack (Christ Church and Farley Hill Beagles), which was formerly one of several undergraduate packs in Oxford, is no longer formally connected with the college or the university, but continues to be staffed and followed by undergraduates from across Oxford.
==Buildings==
[[File:Christ Church College Meadow Building.jpg|thumb|right|[[The Meadow Building]]]]
Christ Church has a number of architecturally significant buildings. These include:
* [[Christ Church Library]]
* [[Peckwater Quadrangle]]
* The Great Quadrangle or [[Tom Quad]] including [[Tom Tower]]
* [[Blue Boar Quadrangle]]
* Canterbury Quadrangle
* The Old Library
* Christ Church Hall
* [[The Meadow Building]]
* [[Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford|Christ Church Cathedral]]
* [[Christ Church Picture Gallery]]
==Cathedral Choir==
[[File:Christ Church Cathedral nave.jpg|thumb|right|Nave of the Christ Church Cathedral]]
[[File:Christchurch oxford cathedral 1994.jpg|thumb|right|Inside Christ Church Cathedral]]
Christ Church is unique in that it has both a Cathedral Choir (Director Stephen Darlington) and a College Choir (Director Alexander Pott). The Cathedral Choir comprises twelve men and sixteen boys. The men are made up of lay clerks and choral scholars, or academical clerks. The boys, whose ages range from eight to thirteen, are chosen for their musical ability and attend [[Christ Church Cathedral School]]. Aside from the director, there is also a sub-organist and two organ scholars. The College Choir, on the other hand, is always a student run society, and sings Evensong once a week in term time. In the vacation, services are sung by The Cathedral Singers of Christ Church (Director John Padley) - a choir drawn from semi-professional singers in and around Oxford. The Cathedral also hosts visiting choirs from time to time during vacations.
Throughout its history, the Cathedral Choir has attracted many distinguished composers and organists - from its first director, [[John Taverner]], appointed by [[Cardinal Wolsey]] in 1526, to [[William Walton]]. The present director of music (known as the Organist), is [[Stephen Darlington]]. In recent years, the Choir has commissioned recorded works by contemporary composers such as [[John Tavener]], [[William Mathias]] and [[Howard Goodall]], also patron of Christ Church Music Society.
The Choir, which broadcasts regularly, has many award-winning recordings to its credit and was recently the subject of a Channel 4 television documentary, Howard Goodall's Great Dates. The film was nominated at the prestigious Montreux TV Festival in the Arts Programme category - and has since been seen throughout the world. The Choir's collaboration with Goodall has also led to their singing his TV themes for [[Mr Bean]] and The [[Vicar of Dibley]]. They appeared in ''Howard Goodall's Big Bangs'', broadcast in the United Kingdom on [[Channel 4]] in March 2000. Treasures of Christ Church is the choir's most recent recording, and debuted as the highest new entry in the UK Specialist Classical chart. The disc featured on BBC Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’ on Monday 26 September, and on Radio 3’s Breakfast Show on Tuesday 27 September.
==Coat of arms==
===College arms===
The college arms are those of [[Cardinal Wolsey]] and were granted to him by the [[College of Arms]] on 4 August 1525.<ref>{{cite book |last=Curthoys |first=Judith |title=The Cardinal's College: Christ Church, Chapter and Verse |year=2012 |publisher=Profile Press |isbn=978 1 84668 617 7 |pages=4–5}}</ref> They are blazoned: ''Sable, on a cross engrailed argent, between four leopards' faces azure a lion passant gules; on a chief or between two Cornish choughs proper a rose gules barbed vert and seeded or''. The arms are depicted beneath a red cardinal's hat with fifteen tassels on either side, and sometimes in front of two crossed croziers.
[[File:Christ Church Cathedral arms.gif|thumb|100px|left|Christ Church Cathedral arms.]]
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===Cathedral arms===
There are also arms in use by the cathedral, which were confirmed in a visitation of 1574. They are emblazoned: ''Between quarterly, 1st & 4th, France modern (azure three fleurs-de-lys or), 2nd & 3rd, England (gules in pale three lions passant guardant or), on a cross argent an open Bible proper edged and bound with seven clasps or, inscribed with the words "{{lang|la|In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum}}" and imperially crowned or''.
==Graces==
[[File:ChristChurchMeadow.JPG|thumb|right|Christ Church from the south- east across Christ Church Meadow]]
[[File:Christ Church Cathedral from across the Meadow.jpg|thumb|right|[[Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford|Christ Church Cathedral]] from the east across [[Christ Church Meadow]]]]
The college [[preprandial]] grace reads:
{| class="wikitable"
!Latin !! English
|-
|{{lang|la|
''Nōs miserī hominēs et egēnī, prō cibīs quōs nōbis ad corporis subsidium benignē es largītus, tibi, Deus omnipotēns, Pater cælestis, grātiās reverenter agimus; simul obsecrantēs, ut iīs sobriē, modestē atque grātē ūtāmur.
''Īnsuper petimus, ut cibum angelōrum, vērum panem cælestem, verbum Deī æternum, Dominum nostrum Iēsum Christum, nōbis impertiāris; utque illō mēns nostra pascātur et per carnem et sanguinem eius fovēāmur, alāmur, et corrōborēmur. Āmen.''}}
<ref>{{cite book |last=Adams |first=Reginald |title=The college graces of Oxford and Cambridge |year=1992 |publisher=Perpetua Press |isbn=1-870882-06-7 |pages=62–64}}</ref>
|"We unhappy and unworthy men do give thee most reverent thanks, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for the victuals which thou hast bestowed on us for the sustenance of the body, at the same time beseeching thee that we may use them soberly, modestly and gratefully.
And above all we beseech thee to impart to us the food of angels, the true bread of heaven, the eternal Word of God, Jesus Christ our Lord, so that the mind of each of us may feed on him and that through his flesh and blood we may be sustained, nourished and strengthened. Amen."
|}
The first part of the grace is read by a scholar or exhibitioner of the House before [[formal Hall]] each evening, ending with the words ''Per Iēsum Christum Dominum nostrum'' ("Through Jesus Christ our Lord.") The remainder of the grace, replacing ''Per Iēsum Christum, etc.'', is usually only read on special occasions:
There is also a long postprandial grace intended for use after meals, but this is rarely used. When High Table rises (by which time the Hall is largely empty), the senior member on High Table simply says ''Benedictō benedīcātur'' ("Let the Blessed One be blessed", or "Let a blessing be given by the Blessed One"), instead of the college postprandial grace:
:(The Bible clerk reads from the Greek Testament.)
{{lang|la|
:''Omnipotens et misericors Deus, qui donis Tuis nos exsatiasti, effice ut quicquid per nos fieri aut prætermitti velis, diligenter observemus, mandata Tua universa prompto atque fideli obsequio obeuntes, per Iesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
}}
:Versicle: {{lang|la|''Domine, salvam fac Reginam.}}
:Response: {{lang|la|''Et exaudi nos, quando invocamus Te.}}
{{lang|la|
:''Deus in cuius manu sunt corda regum; qui es humilium consolator, fidelium fortitudo, protector omnium in Te sperantium, da Reginæ nostræ Elizabethæ populoque Christiano ut Te Regem regum, et dominantium Dominum, agnoscant semper et venerentur, et post hanc vitam regni Tui æterni fiant participes ; per Iesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
:''Deus, a quo derivatur omnis munificentia et bonitas, debitas Tibi gratias agimus, quod felicis memoriæ Regem Henricum eius nominis octavum, ad Ecclesiam hanc fundandam animaveris; et rogamus pro sancta Tua misericordia, ut cum nos hoc tanto beneficio adiuti, ad laudem Tui nominis profecerimus, una cum omnibus qui iam in Domino dormierunt, beatam resurrectionem, et æternæ felicitatis præmia consequamur, per Iesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
}}
==Christ Church references==
"Midnight has come and the great Christ Church bell <br>
And many a lesser bell sound through the room; <br>
And it is All Souls' Night..." — [[W B Yeats]], ''All Souls' Night'', Oxford (1920)
"The wind had dropped. There was even a glimpse of the moon riding behind the clouds. And now, a solemn and plangent token of Oxford's perpetuity, the first stroke of Great Tom sounded." — [[Max Beerbohm]], Chapter 21, ''[[Zuleika Dobson]]'' (1922)
"I must say my thoughts wandered, but I kept turning the pages and watching the light fade, which in Peckwater, my dear, is quite an experience – as darkness falls the stone seems positively to decay under one's eyes. I was reminded of some of those leprous façades in the ''vieux port'' at Marseille, until suddenly I was disturbed by such a bawling and caterwauling as you never heard, and there, down in the little piazza, I saw a mob of about twenty terrible young men, and do you know what they were chanting ''We want Blanche. We want Blanche!'' in a kind of litany." — [[Evelyn Waugh]], ''[[Brideshead Revisited]]'' (1945)
"Those twins / Of learning that he [Wolsey] raised in you, <br>
Ipswich and Oxford! one of which fell with him, <br>
Unwilling to outlive the good that did it; <br>
The other, though unfinish'd, yet so famous, <br>
So excellent in art, and still so rising, <br>
That Christendom shall ever speak his virtue." — [[William Shakespeare]], [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]
"By way of light entertainment, I should tell the Committee that it is well known that a match between an archer and a golfer can be fairly close. I spent many a happy evening in the centre of [[Peckwater Quadrangle]] at Christ Church, with a bow and arrow, trying to put an arrow over the Kilcannon building into the Mercury Pond in [[Tom Quad]]. On occasion, the golfer would win and, on occasion, I would win. Unfortunately, that had to stop when I put an arrow through the bowler hat of the head porter. Luckily, he was unhurt and bore me no ill will. From that time on he always sent me a Christmas card which was signed 'To Robin Hood from the Ancient Briton'" — Lord Crawshaw, [[House of Lords]] ''[[Hansard]]'', Tuesday 8 July 1997
"There is one oddity; Rudge. Determined to try for Oxford, Christ Church of all places! Might get into Loughborough, in a bad year." - [[Alan Bennett]], ''[[The History Boys]]''
==People associated with the college==
===Deans of Christ Church===
'''Cardinal College'''
*1525: [[John Hygdon]]
'''King Henry VIII's College'''
*1532: [[John Hygdon]]
*1533: [[John Oliver (Dean of Christ Church)|John Oliver]]
'''Christ Church'''
{{Main|Dean of Christ Church}}
1576: Tobias Matthews appointed Dean
===Alumni===
[[File:British Political Personalities 1936-1945 HU49409.jpg|thumb|left|175px|[[Anthony Eden]]]]
{{main|List of alumni of Christ Church, Oxford}}
Notable former students of the college have included politicians, scientists, philosophers, entertainers and academics. [[Anthony Eden]] (Prime Minister 1955—1957) is one of the thirteen [[British Prime Minister]]s to have studied at the college, with others including [[Robert Peel|Sir Robert Peel]] (1841–1846) and [[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|Archibald Primrose]] (1894–1895). Other former students include [[Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester|Charles Abbot]] ([[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[United Kingdom House of Commons|House of Commons]] 1802–1817), [[Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe|Frederick Curzon]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] statesman 1951–), [[Nicholas Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate|Nicholas Lyell]] ([[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]] 1992–1997), [[Nigel Lawson]] ([[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] 1983–1989), [[Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone|Quintin McGarel Hogg]] ([[Lord Chancellor]] 1979–1987) and [[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield|William Murray]] ([[Lord Chief Justice]] 1756—1788 and [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] 1757). Also, politicians from Canada ([[Ted Jolliffe]]), Pakistan [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] and the United States ([[Charles Cotesworth Pinckney]]) have attended the college.
There are numerous former students in the fields of academia and theology, including [[George Kitchin]] (the first [[Chancellor]] of the [[University of Durham]] 1908—1912 and [[Dean of Durham Cathedral]] 1894–1912), [[John Charles Ryle]] (first [[Bishop of Liverpool]] 1880–1900), [[John Wesley]] (leader of the [[Methodist movement]]), [[Rowan Williams]] ([[Archbishop of Canterbury]] 2002–2012), [[Richard William Jelf]] (Principal of [[King's College London]] 1843–1868), [[Ronald Montagu Burrows]] (Principal of [[King's College London]] 1913–1920) and [[William Stubbs|Bishop William Stubbs]] (Bishop of Oxford 1889—1901 and historian).
[[Albert Einstein]] was elected to undertake a 5-year Research [[Studentship]] in 1931,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordchabad.org/templates/articlecco_cdo/AID/457396 |title=Albert Einstein - Oxford Chabad Society - Serving Oxford Jewish Students |publisher=Oxfordchabad.org |date=1931-10-23 |accessdate=2011-11-12}}</ref> philosopher and [[polymath]] [[Robert Hooke]] and [[developmental biologist]] [[John B. Gurdon]] (co-winner of the 2012 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]) are some of the scientists associated with the college. [[Cameron Winklevoss|Cameron]] and [[Tyler Winklevoss]], twins associated with the founding of [[Facebook]], King [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] (1841–1910), [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King of the United Kingdom]] and [[Emperor of India]], [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] Gold Medallist [[Jonny Searle]], entrepreneur and founder of Pennsylvania [[William Penn]], broadcaster [[David Dimbleby]] and the writer [[Lewis Carroll]], are other notable students to have previously studied at Christ Church.
{{See also|:Category: Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford|:Category: Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons category|Christ Church, Oxford}}
Main Website
* [http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/ Christ Church official website]
History of the cathedral
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Great_Britain/England/_Topics/churches/_Texts/KINCAT*/Oxford/1.html Oxford Cathedral]
Cathedral website
* [http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/cathedral/ Christ Church Cathedral website (Oxford Cathedral)]
Other sites
* [http://jcr.chch.ox.ac.uk/ Christ Church Junior Common Room website]
* [http://gcr.chch.ox.ac.uk/ Christ Church Graduate Common Room website]
* [http://scr.chch.ox.ac.uk/ Christ Church Senior Common Room website]
* [http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/college/boat-club Website for the Christ Church Boat Club]
* [http://www.chchchoir.org/ Christ Church Cathedral Choir website]
* [http://www.cathedralsingers.org.uk/ Cathedral Singers of Christ Church website]
* [http://www.mansfieldsociety.org/ The Mansfield Society, the Christ Church Law Society]
Virtual Tours
* [http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/christchurch/default.asp Official Virtual Tour of Christ Church]
* [http://www.britishtours.com/360/christchurch.html Christ Church, Oxford — QuickTime VR]
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