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¶ 1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 June 18, 1853.]
¶ 2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 0 THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS.
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¶ 4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 3 THE INSTALLATION AT OXFORD. ENTRANCE OF THE CHANCELLOR INTO THE SHELDONIAN THEATRE.—(SEE NEXT PAGE.)
¶ 5 Leave a comment on paragraph 5 2 GRAND MASONIC BALL, IN THE TOWN-HALL, OXFORD.
The awarding of earned Doctorates of Civil Law by the elected Chancellor.
Oxford University Gazette [PDF]. Oxford University Press, 2002, https://gazette.web.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/gazette/documents/media/encaenia_2002_-_1_to_no_4628.pdf.
The Chancellor of Oxford University is the elected titular head of the University who presides over all major ceremonies.
“Governance.” University of Oxford, 2020, https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/governance.
The primary assembly location of Oxford University. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Gilbert Sheldon, paid for the building’s construction (1664-1669), so it was given his name upon completion. The architect behind the building’s design is named Sir Christopher Wren, who was at the time the University’s Professor of Astronomy. At the time of this publication, the building was 184 years old.
“History of the Building.” Sheldonian Theatre, University of Oxford, 2020, https://www.sheldonian.ox.ac.uk/building-history.