George Royse
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Martock
Martock is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the Somerset Levels north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish includes Hurst, approximately one mile south of the village, and Bow ...
, 27 May 1655d.
Oriel College, Oxford
Oriel College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, wh ...
, 27 May 1671) was
Dean of Bristol
The Dean of Bristol is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol, England. The Dean is Mandy Ford, since her installation on 3 October 2020.
List of deans
Early modern
*1542–1551 William Sno ...
from 1694 until his death.
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Royse's first Oxford college was St Edmund Hall, Oxford
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. After that he became a Fellow
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of Oriel College, Oxford
Oriel College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, wh ...
. He was Provost of Oriel from 1691 until 1708. He was also Rector
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of Newington, Oxfordshire
Newington is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about north of Wallingford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 102.
Archaeology
Archaeological work in the grounds of Newington House in the early 1980s and the ...
during the same dates.
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17th-century English Anglican priests
18th-century English Anglican priests
Provosts of Oriel College, Oxford
Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Deans of Bristol
1665 births
1708 deaths
People from Somerset
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