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46-580: Gail Trimble (born 13 August 1982) is a British academic specialising in Latin poetry and literary form. She was captain of the Corpus Christi College team for the BBC television programme University Challenge in 2009 and scored a high proportion of the team's points. While her team won the challenge, they were subsequently disqualified after it was found that one of her teammates had finished his studies while

92-766: A Wollemi pine (a species rediscovered in Australia in 1994) and quince (whose fruit is given to college fellows and friends). The greenhouse was designed by Rick Mather , the creator of the college's auditorium. Almost frameless, it presents itself as a display cabinet in which a variety of horticultural and other informal exhibits are watched over by a surreally attired mannequin named Madame Lulu. The coat of arms marshalls three distinct coats of arms in adjacent vertical divisions, in heraldic terminology: tierced per pale , from dexter (viewer's left) to sinister (viewer's right): The Pelican in her Piety (pecking her own breast to draw blood to feed her chicks) in

138-450: A living mascot, cared for by an elected 'Tortoise Keeper'. The 'Tortoise Fair', at which the Corpus tortoise(s) are raced against tortoises belonging to other colleges and local residents, is an annual event held to raise funds for charity. As of 2013, the college tortoise was named 'Foxe', after the founder of the college. The Tortoise Fair had its 50th anniversary in 2024. Former students of

184-553: A nunnery, two halls, two inns and the Bachelors' Garden of Merton College . Building was probably completed by 1520. Foxe was assisted in his foundation by his friend Hugh Oldham , Bishop of Exeter , and Oldham's steward, William Frost. Oldham was a patron of education and donated £4,000 and land in Chelsea towards the foundation. For this, he was styled præcipuus benefactor (principal benefactor) by Foxe, remembered in daily prayers and

230-457: A scholarship was established for students from Lancashire , where Oldham was born. Frost bequeathed his estate in Mapledurwell to the college, for which he and wife were remembered in a yearly prayer and a scholarship was founded for his descendants. Foxe was granted letters patent for the foundation by Henry VIII in 1516. The college was officially founded in 1517, when Foxe established

276-481: A terraced avenue that was originally raised in 1623. The views from here across Christ Church Meadow and into the gardens of neighbouring colleges suggest a "pleasant gardening outpost." The style of gardening is, in Leake's words, "much less formal than [in] most other colleges, but sympathetic to the atmosphere." Accordingly, the library windows in the front quad are framed by seven bamboo plants. Beekeeping echoes

322-423: Is a misnomer, as the pillar contains 27 separate sundials. Nine of the sundials are found easily: four on each face of the square frustum beneath the pelican, four beneath each coat of arms on the cuboid and one facing south on the curved pillar shaft. The remaining sundials are found on the hollows and scallops surrounding the east and west arms. The symbols surrounding the sundials are used to reckon feast days and

368-774: Is a practising Anglican , and sang in the choir at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin , in Oxford. In March 2009, Trimble became engaged to Tom West, a trainee solicitor, with whom she has a child. The couple married, in Corpus Christi College, in August 2010. Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford ; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC )

414-449: Is flanked on one side by the distinctive neoclassical architecture of the Fellows' Building, which is exuberantly bordered by ornamental shrubs and perennials , overseen by climbing roses and wisteria. Across the lawn, a bank shaded by a dominant copper beech leads up to a vantage point on the old city wall (above Dead Man's Walk ), where a line of three lime trees traces the course of

460-516: Is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom . Founded in 1517, it is the 12th oldest college in Oxford. The college, situated on Merton Street between Merton College and Christ Church , is one of the smallest in Oxford by student population, having around 250 undergraduates and 90 graduates. It is academic by Oxford standards, averaging in the top half of

506-625: Is the only pre-Reformation one and was a gift of the first president. The chapel's altarpiece is a copy of Ruben's Adoration of the Shepherds, a gift from the antiquarian Sir Richard Worsley . Later buildings on the main site include the Fellows' Building of 1706–1716, the Gentlemen Commoners' Building of 1737 and the Emily Thomas Building, designed by T.H. Hughes , of 1928. On the corner of Merton Street and Magpie Lane , lie

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552-586: The Carpenter's Company in London). The quad's architecture later inspired that of Oglethorpe University . The chapel adjoins the library and is just off the Main Quad. Its location is unusual: many colleges (even small ones) had their chapel in their main quad, with some colleges placing them on the first floor to fit them in (e.g. Lincoln and Brasenose). Its lectern is one of the first bronze eagle lecterns in Oxford; it

598-713: The 1520s while tutor to Mary Tudor, later Mary I of England . John Keble , a leader of the Oxford Movement , was an undergraduate at Corpus at the start of the 19th century, and went on to a fellowship at Oriel and to have a college named after him ( Keble College, Oxford ). Having been founded nearly half a millennium earlier as a college for men only, Corpus Christi was among many of Oxford's men's colleges to admit its first female undergraduate students in 1979 (though women graduate students had been admitted five years earlier). Between 2015 and 2017, 0.6% of UK undergraduates admitted to Corpus were black. The main buildings on

644-864: The 1710 tables were designed for the Julian calendar , they have no modern use. The sundial was most recently restored in 2016. Two copies of the Pelican Sundial exist in America. The first, the Mather Sundial in Princeton University , was commissioned by William Mather as a goodwill gesture between the United Kingdom to the United States. The second is on the front lawn of Pomfret School in Connecticut and

690-542: The Jackson and Oldham buildings and Kybald Twychen, which all house students. In 1884–85, the architect T. G. Jackson had first installed a 'New Building and Annexe', replacing town houses on Magpie Lane. In 1969, this work was trimmed and modified to make space for a further new building created by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya using a modernist beehive design, while leaving Jackson's Annexe substantially intact. Powell and Moya's building uses local limestone rubble and has

736-533: The Liddell Building on Iffley Road (built with Christ Church in 1991), the Lampl Building on Park End Street (completed in 2014 and named after Sir Peter Lampl ) and houses on Banbury Road . The Pelican Sundial is the large pillar in the centre of Corpus' main quad and dates from 1579. The sundial is named after the gold-painted Pelican on an armillary sphere at the top of the pillar. "Pelican Sundial"

782-579: The architects' characteristically large windows mounted within an exposed concrete frame. Particular attention was paid to placing the design within the existing architectural context, including the plain wall of Oriel College, Merton's Gothic chapel and Jackson's heavily ornamented Annexe. In 2017, the New Building and Annexe were substantially renovated and renamed the Oldham and Jackson Buildings, respectively. Corpus also owns several buildings further afield:

828-486: The centuries and, despite restorations overseen by a professor of natural sciences and a historian of science, Robert Gunther , more and more errors crept into the pillar's tables. The dial also developed a lean. This was fixed in 1967 after it was discovered that the dial had no solid foundation and that its base was made of stone panels loosely packed with rubble. In 1976, the sundial was restored (and its tables corrected) to its state c. 1710 by Philip Pattenden. Since

874-535: The chief beauties of Britain"), and praised it as a " biblioteca trilinguis " ("trilingual library") containing, as it did, books in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Founding fellows of the College included Reginald Pole , who would become the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury . In its first hundred years, Corpus hosted leading divines who would lay the foundations of the Anglican Christian identity. John Jewel

920-638: The college include the philosopher Isaiah Berlin , the writer Vikram Seth , the columnist Camilla Long , the financial commentator Martin Wolf , former Leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband , and former Foreign Secretary David Miliband . Helen Moore , Associate Professor and Tutor in English, was elected president on 19 October 2018 for a term of two years. Her research focuses on mediaeval and early modern literature ; most recently she has researched

966-480: The college statutes. These specified that the college was to contain 20 fellows, 20 students, three lecturers, two priests, two clerks and two choristers. The library of the college was "probably, when completed, the largest and best furnished library then in Europe". The scholar Erasmus noted in a letter of 1519 to the first President, John Claymond , that it was a library " inter praecipua decora Britanniae " ("among

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1012-842: The college tie, where the pelican alone is used. The pelican also appears alone on the college flag and on top of the Pelican Sundial. The grace laid out in the founding statutes is still said before every formal dinner in hall: Nos miseri et egentes homines pro hoc cibo, quem in alimonium corporis nostri sanctificatum es largitus, ut eo recte utamur, Tibi, Deus omnipotens, Pater caelestis, reverenter gratias agimus; simul obsecrantes, ut cibum angelorum, panem verum caelestem, Dei Verbum aeternum, Iesum Christum Dominum nostrum, nobis impertiaris, ut Eo mens nostra pascatur, et per carnem et sanguinem Eius alamur, foveamur, corroboremur. which translates to We wretched and needy mortals give reverent thanks to you, almighty God, heavenly Father, for this food, which you have given us to nourish our bodies, praying at

1058-511: The completion of Cardinal College. Kratzer designed many dials, however only three can definitely be attributed to him: fixed ones for the University Church of St Mary the Virgin and Corpus and a portable one for Cardinal Wolsey. Only Wolsey's survives; Kratzer's Corpus dial stood in the garden until around 1706, when the gardens were remodelled for the construction of the Fellows' Building. The dial has required regular maintenance throughout existence. The markings were replaced many times over

1104-582: The degree of MA. He went on to publish the book A Perfect and Easie Treatise of the Use of the Coelestial Globe in 1585, but it is otherwise unknown what he went on to do. The Pelican Sundial was not the first sundial at Corpus. Before it was erected, one had been designed for the college by Nicholas Kratzer , an astrologer and horologer for Henry VIII. Like Juan Luis Vives, he was probably one of Cardinal Wolsey's lecturers who resided at Corpus while waiting for

1150-694: The edition on Catullus , and again on 29 April 2021 for the edition on Ovid . In 2022, she was a contestant in Brain of Britain . In 2009, Trimble was elected as a junior research fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and held the position for a year before returning to Oxford as a senior faculty member. She is associate professor in Classical Languages and Literature in the Faculty of Classics and Brown Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Trinity College, Oxford . Trimble

1196-697: The founder's wish for the college to be a hive of activity. Use of herbicides and fertilisers is avoided even on the main lawn, which characteristically is allowed to incorporate plants that have self-seeded , in keeping with an overall wildlife-friendly approach (for example, spontaneous red valerian can provide a food plant for caterpillars of the hummingbird hawk-moth ). Examples of exotic plants that have been cultivated include Campsis radicans (trumpet vine), Dracunculus vulgaris (dragon lily), Gunnera manicata (Brazilian giant-rhubarb), Philadelphus microphyllus (littleleaf mock-orange), and Zantedeschia aethiopica (arum lily). Trees include

1242-408: The gardens are considered some of the university's most unusual and exuberant. Described as 'wild' gardens , the stated aim is to blend a "range of wild and cultivated flowers into a vivid yet harmonious landscape." Attention to detail marks even the most intimate of spaces, such as those around the 'small garden' linking the front quad to the main garden at the back of the college. The main garden

1288-465: The girls-only Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton , London . While there, she gained 11 GCSEs followed by four A-levels at grade A: in Latin, Ancient Greek, English literature and mathematics, plus one of the top five marks in the country with A-level general studies. She was awarded a place at Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 2000. She won a declamation prize at Oxford for Latin recital in 2001 and

1334-407: The latter win was later disqualified. The Bishop of Winchester (currently Philip Mounstephen ) is Visitor of the college ex officio . Corpus Christi College was founded by Richard Foxe , Bishop of Winchester , and an accomplished statesman. After entering the clergy, Foxe worked as a diplomat for Henry Tudor . He became a close confidant of his and, during Henry's reign as Henry VII, Foxe

1380-611: The main college site are the Main Quad, the West Building, the MBI Al Jaber Auditorium, the Fellows' Building, Gentleman-Commoners' Quad and Thomas Quad. The Main Quad was built for the college's foundation and designed in a late Mediaeval style. The quad was constructed by distinguished builders associated with Henry VIII's Office of Work: master mason William Vertue , master mason William East and carpenter Humphrey Coke (Warden of

1426-567: The personal arms of the founder, Bishop Richard Foxe, in Christian iconography symbolises Christ , who nourished the Church with his blood, which action is remembered in the Eucharist . The name of the college founded by him is thus well suited to that iconography, Corpus Christi signifying in Latin "the body of Christ". Because of the complexity of the arms they are not suitable for use on items such as

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1472-460: The poem during a time of civil war in Rome, even referencing brothers' blood being drenched in brothers' blood in line 399. He looks back on the wedding of Peleus and Thetis as a time where Gods may come to a wedding, unlike the modern times he lived in. The poem is written in dactylic hexameter , the meter of epic poetry, such as Homer 's Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil 's Aeneid . The work

1518-434: The reception of foreign texts in English. She has been a fellow at Corpus since 1996. Catullus 64 Though ostensibly concerning itself with the marriage of Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis (parents of the famed Greek hero Achilles ), a sizeable portion of the poem's lines is devoted to the desertion of Ariadne by the legendary Theseus . Although the poem implies that Theseus and Ariadne were in love, in reality

1564-431: The rounds before reaching the final, Trimble had provided two-thirds of her team's total points: 825 out of 1,235. She was dubbed the "human Google " by media outlets. Corpus won with 275 points, beating Manchester's score of 190 points. However, the team was disqualified after an investigation revealed that her teammate, Sam Kay, had finished studying at Corpus Christi while the series was being recorded. The winner's trophy

1610-409: The same time that you may bestow on us the food of angels, the true heavenly bread, the eternal Word of God, Jesus Christ Our Lord, that our souls may feed on him, and that through his flesh and blood we may be nourished, cherished and strengthened. There is also a shorter grace said after dinner, which is now only used on special occasions. The college traditionally keeps at least one tortoise as

1656-610: The show was being recorded. Trimble has continued to appear on quiz programmes. She is now a fellow and tutor in Classics at Trinity College, Oxford . Trimble was born in Walton-on-Thames , Surrey, to Mary and Michael Trimble. Her father worked as a manager for British Telecom and her mother was a magistrate at Staines Magistrates' Court. Growing up, Trimble attended the Ambleside Infant and Middle School before enrolling at

1702-563: The signs of the Zodiac. The pillar shaft is covered by three tables: one for calculating the dates of the movable and fixed feasts and the Oxford and legal terms ; one being a perpetual calendar and one for finding the time by moonlight. The Pelican Sundial was designed by Charles Turnball and is sometimes called the Turnball Sundial after him. Turnball lived in Corpus for 8 years, reaching

1748-503: The text never explicitly states that Theseus even looked at Ariadne. Told through ecphrasis , or the depiction of events on inanimate objects, the bulk of the poem details Ariadne's agonized solace. Her impassioned vituperations and eventual discovery by the wine-god Bacchus are some of the included plot events. The poem relies heavily on the theme of nostalgia as Catullus reflects on what he believes are better times in Roman history. He wrote

1794-599: The university's informal ranking system, the Norrington Table , in recent years, and coming second in 2009–10. The college's role in the translation of the King James Bible is historically significant. The college is also noted for the pillar sundial in the main quadrangle, known as the Pelican Sundial, which was erected in 1581. Corpus achieved notability in more recent years by winning University Challenge on 9 May 2005 and once again on 23 February 2009, although

1840-874: Was Corpus' Reader of Latin, worked to defend a Protestant bent in the Church of England and the Elizabethan Religious Settlement . John Rainolds , elected president in 1598, suggested the idea of the King James Bible and contributed to its text. Richard Hooker , author of the influential Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity , was deputy professor of Hebrew. No one county in England bare three such men (contemporary at large) [Jewel, Rainolds and Hooker] in what college soever they were bred, no college in England bred three such men, in what county soever they were born. The Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives taught at Corpus during

1886-479: Was also reported to give recitals in her lunchtimes at college as a soprano singer, and to lecture on Ovid , Hellenistic poetry and Catullus . Her research had been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council . In 2010, she was awarded a D.Phil. in Latin literature at Corpus Christi, Oxford, on the subject of Catullus. The title of her D.Phil. was "A commentary on Catullus 64 , lines 1-201". Her doctoral project

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1932-592: Was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal and promoted up the bishoprics, eventually becoming Bishop of Winchester. Throughout this time he was involved in Oxford and Cambridge Universities: he had been Visitor of Magdalen College and of Balliol College , had amended Balliol's statutes for a papal commission, was master of Pembroke College, Cambridge , for 12 years and had been involved in the foundation of St John's College, Cambridge , as one of Lady Margaret Beaufort 's executors. Foxe began to build from 1513. He bought

1978-539: Was awarded to the runners-up, Manchester University. Trimble attracted media attention, including misogynistic attacks in social media. Trimble appeared in Series 13 of the BBC Quiz show Only Connect in 2017, as the captain of the "Meeples" team, accompanied by husband Tom West, and brother Hugh. The team returned in 2018 for a "Family Special" episode. On 9 January 2020 she was a panellist on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time for

2024-438: Was donated in 1912 by the father of a graduating student. Aspects of the evolution of the college's ornamental gardens (Grade II listed) have been documented since the late 16th century. By the turn of the 19th century, a series of strict, geometrical layouts had given way to more informal features, including a lawn in the main garden, bordered by a dense shrubbery. In their present form, as tended by David Leake since 1979,

2070-733: Was one of the contributors to the 4th edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary which was published in 2012. She is working on a commentary on Catullus' longest poem with newly edited text, to appear in the Cambridge University Press series Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries. Together with Sebastian Matzner she co-edited Metalepsis: Ancient Texts, New Perspectives , published by Oxford University Press in 2020, relating to metalepsis in classical texts, after an international conference in September 2015. Trimble

2116-513: Was supervised by Professor Philip Hardie and Dr Stephen Heyworth . While a postgraduate student of Latin literature at Corpus Christi College, Oxford , in 2009, she gained media attention by her performance on the BBC television quiz programme University Challenge . Trimble captained the Corpus Christi team from the second round onwards, and scored a high proportion of the team's points. In

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