The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located on the High Street.
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History
The college was founded during the 14th century by a chaplain of Queen Philippa of Hainault, wife of King Edward III of England, hence its name. The magnificent frontage was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, part of a substantial rebuilding.Notable Former Students
- Joseph Addison
- Rowan Atkinson
- Jeremy Bentham
- Tim Berners-Lee
- Georges Carpentier
- Vere Gordon Childe
- Edmund Halley
- Henry V of England
- David Jenkins
- Gerald Kaufman
- Brian Walden
