34-759: Stapley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anthony Stapley (1590–1655), one of the regicides of King Charles I of England Charles Stapley (1925–2011), British actor Delbert L. Stapley (1896–1978), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Harry Stapley (1883–1937), English footballer Jay Stapley (born 1957), British musician John Stapley (1628–1701), Royalist who plotted with others to overthrow Oliver Cromwell and restore Charles II of England to
68-664: A cost of £80,000. Third Court is also noted for its display of irises in May and June, a gift to the college in 1946. The controversial tiered concrete New Court (often dubbed "the Typewriter") was designed in the Modernist style by Sir Denys Lasdun in 1966–70, and was described as "superb" in Lasdun's obituary in the Guardian . Design critic Hugh Pearman comments "Lasdun had big trouble relating to
102-459: A new royal charter, was given a substantial endowment by Lady Margaret Beaufort , and changed its name to Christ's College, becoming the twelfth of the Cambridge colleges to be founded in its current form. Alumni of the college include some of Cambridge University's most famous members, including Charles Darwin and John Milton . The current Master is Lord McDonald of Salford . Christ's College
136-609: A plot for the return of Charles II as did his brother Antony. Christ%27s College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge . The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as God's House . In 1505, the college was granted
170-410: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley (born 30 August 1590 – buried 31 January 1655) was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England . Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham (1624–1625), Lewes (1628), Sussex (1640, 1653–1654). He was colonel and governor of Chichester (1642–1645) and signed the death-warrant of Charles I . He
204-610: Is normally said before any dinner held in the Formal Hall of the College. Though the student body rises for the recitation of the Grace, Christ's is one of the only Colleges in Cambridge where the students do not rise when the Fellows enter and leave the Dining Hall. This is said to be the result of a historical conflict between the Students and Fellows at Christ's, who were on opposite sides during
238-413: Is now Second Court. The original 15th/16th century college buildings now form part of First Court, including the chapel, Master's Lodge and Great Gate tower. The gate itself is disproportionate: the bottom has been cut off to accommodate a rise in street level, which can be seen in the steps leading down to the foot of L staircase in the gate tower. The college hall, originally built at the very start of
272-490: Is set up every two years to organise and direct this event. The 2010 May Ball, named "L'Esprit Nouveau", was held on 15 June 2010 and featured a 1920s Parisian theme, Two Door Cinema Club headlined the entertainment. The May Ball in June 2012 featured a Rio de Janeiro carnival theme. Other previous themes include Le Reve in 2002, Silhouette in 2004, Elysium in 2006 and 'The Jasmine Ball' in 2008. The May Ball on Tuesday 17 June 2014
306-565: The English Civil War . The words of the Grace are as follows: Sine quo nihil suave, nihil jucundum est: Benedic, quaesumus, cibo et potui servorum tuorum, Quae jam ad alimoniam corporis apparavisti; et concede ut istis muneribus tuis ad laudem tuam utamur gratisque animis fruamur; utque quemadmodum corpus nostrum cibis corporalibus fovetur, ita mens nostra spirituali verbi tui nutrimento pascatur Per te Dominum nostrum, Amen. Without whom nothing
340-709: The Short Parliament in March 1640, when he elected to sit for the county. He was again chosen by the county on 22 October 1640 to sit in the Long Parliament , and represented it in the Barebones Parliament of 1653 and the First Protectorate Parliament of 1654. In January 1640 Stapley, then a justice of the peace, was reported to Dr. William Bray , Archbishop Laud's chaplain, as causing trouble to
374-529: The Tompkins Table 's twentieth anniversary aggregate table, and between 2001 and 2007, it had a mean position of third. Academic excellence continues at Christ's, with 91% of students in 2013 gaining a first class degree or an upper second (II.i). This is significantly higher than the University average of 70%. Christ's is noted for educating two of Cambridge's most famous alumni, the poet John Milton and
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#1732909740156408-411: The surname Stapley . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stapley&oldid=1207021866 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
442-483: The 'Malcolm Bowie Bathing Pool', and is thought to be the oldest outdoor swimming pool in the UK, dating from the mid 17th century. The other four swimming pools within colleges belong to Girton College (indoor pool), Corpus Christi College (outdoor pool), Emmanuel College (outdoor pool) and Clare Hall (indoor pool). With a deserved reputation even within Cambridge for the highest academic standards, Christ's came first in
476-474: The 16th century, was restored in 1875–1879 by George Gilbert Scott the younger . The lawn of First Court is famously round, and a wisteria sprawls up the front of the Master's lodge. Second Court is fully built up on only three sides, one of which is formed by the 1640s Fellows' Building. The fourth side backs onto the Master's garden. The Stevenson Building in Third Court was designed by J. J. Stevenson in
510-525: The 1880s and was extended in 1905 as part of the College's Quadcentenary. In 1947 Professor Albert Richardson designed a new cupola for the Stevenson building, and a second building, the neo-Georgian Chancellor's Building (W staircase, now known as The Blyth Building), completed in 1950. Third Court's Memorial Building (Y staircase), a twin of the Chancellor's building, also by Richardson, was completed in 1953 at
544-646: The JCR and the MCR every June in the Fellows' Garden. The Senior Combination Room (SCR) is composed solely of fellows of the College and holds two feasts each year. The Acting Chaplain of the college is Michael Dormandy. Other societies in Christ's include: Christ's, like most other Cambridge Colleges, also hosts a biennial May Ball in the time after undergraduate examinations which is by students commonly known as May Week . A separate society called "Christ's College May Ball Committee"
578-474: The admiralty committee of the committee of both kingdoms on 6 June 1649, was nominated vice-admiral for the county of Sussex on 22 February 1650, and took the oath of secrecy the following day. He died early in 1655, and was buried at Patcham on 31 January. At the Restoration he was one of the regicides notified as dead, and excepted from the act of Pardon and Oblivion of 6 June 1660 (which meant that his estate
612-539: The churches by his puritan leanings. On the outbreak of the English Civil War he received a colonel's commission in the parliamentary army, and was present at the siege of Chichester in December 1642 under Sir William Waller . He was left as governor of the town and garrison when Waller moved on to the siege of Arundel Castle . On 22 September 1643 he took the covenant . At the beginning of 1644 he raised objections to
646-400: The college's other famous alumni include former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams , theologian William Paley , historian Simon Schama , South African Prime Minister Jan Smuts , Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, medical doctor, scientist, and diplomat Davidson Nicol , and comedians John Oliver , Sacha Baron Cohen , and Andy Parsons . The Junior Combination Room (JCR), represents
680-456: The death-warrant on 29 January. He was elected a member of the first Council of State of the Commonwealth on 17 February 1649 (when he signed the engagement), and re-elected on 17 February 1649–1650, 25 November 1651, 30 November 1652, and 9 July 1653. He was one of Cromwell's interim council of thirteen (29 April to 14 July 1653), and of the supreme assembly called on 6 June 1653. He had joined
714-473: The naturalist Charles Darwin , who, during the celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the University, were both placed at the foreground as two of the four most iconic individuals in the University's history. The college has also educated Nobel Laureates including Martin Evans , James Meade , Alexander Todd and Duncan Haldane . It is the University's 6th largest producer of Nobel Prize winners. Some of
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#1732909740156748-419: The new building at Christ's College, Cambridge , and was probably educated there. Stapley represented the borough of New Shoreham in the parliaments of 1624 (elected 21 January 1624) and of 1625 (elected 2 May), and the borough of Lewes in that of 1628 (elected 26 February 1628), having unseated Sir George Rivers by petition. He was returned both for the county of Sussex and for the borough of Lewes to
782-508: The older was planted in 1608, the same year as Milton 's birth. Both trees have toppled sideways, the younger tree in the Great Storm of 1987 , and are now earthed up round the trunks, but continue to fruit every year. Christ's College is one of only 5 colleges in Oxford or Cambridge to have its own swimming pool. It is fed by water from Hobson's Conduit . Recently refurbished, it is now known as
816-404: The proceedings early in March. He retained his governorship till 1645, when he was succeeded by Colonel Algernon Sidney . In January 1644 he was deputy lieutenant of the county of Sussex. Stapley was one of the commissioners who sat in judgement on Charles I during his trial for high treason . Stapley was present at Westminster Hall on 27 January 1649 when sentence was pronounced, and signed
850-507: The quartering in the town of some of Waller's horse. The dispute was referred to a committee of the House of Commons, and finally to the committee of both kingdoms on 26 February. He was ordered by both bodies to observe Waller's commands. While detained in London he was exonerated from all blame in the event of disaster at Chichester. He resumed the command of the town and garrison at the termination of
884-460: The same year the college moved to its current site. In 1505, the college was endowed by Lady Margaret Beaufort , mother of King Henry VII , and was given the name Christ's College, perhaps at the suggestion of her confessor, the Bishop John Fisher . The expansion in the population of the college in the seventeenth century led to the building, in the 1640s, of the Fellows' Building in what
918-474: The street at the overhanging rear". It appears very distinctively in aerial photographs, forming part of the northern boundary of the college. An assortment of neighbouring buildings have been absorbed into the college, of which the most notable is the Todd Building, previously Cambridge's County Hall . Through an arch in the Fellows' Building is the Fellows' Garden. It includes two mulberry trees, of which
952-862: The throne Jonathan A. Stapley , chemist, executive at a startup firm, independent historian of Mormonism Lewis G. Stapley (1879–1938), American automobile dealer and politician from New York Mildred Stapley Byne (1875–1941), American art historian Nathan Stapley , 21st-century American artist O. S. Stapley (1872–1942), politician from Arizona, US Richard Stapley , stage name Richard Wyler, (1923–2010), British-born American actor and writer Richard Stapley (politician) JP (1842–1920), British businessman, philanthropist, politician William Stapley (1887–1964), English footballer See also [ edit ] The Diane Stapley Show , 1976 Canadian music variety TV series on CBC Television Stapeley Staveley (disambiguation) Stopsley [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
986-466: The undergraduate students. It organises social and welfare events, and negotiates on the students' behalf on important issues. The JCR has a standing committee and a common room for all the students. The JCR's counterpart, the Middle Combination Room (MCR) represents the graduate students of the College, and has its own bar. The MCR organises regular Graduate Halls. A Garden Party is held by both
1020-423: Was a member of Council of State in 1649–1653, vice-admiral of Sussex in 1650 and a member of interim council and of supreme assembly in 1653. Stapley was baptised at Framfield on 30 August 1590, was the son of Anthony Stapley of Framfield, Sussex, by his third wife, Ann, daughter of John Thatcher of Priesthawes, Sussex. The Stapley family removed about 1615 from Framfield to Patcham. Anthony about 1640 gave £10 to
1054-534: Was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as God's House, on land which was soon after sold to enable the enlargement of King's College . Byngham obtained the first royal licence for God's House in July 1439. The college was founded to provide for the lack of grammar-school masters in England at the time, and the college has been described as "the first secondary-school training college on record". The original site of Godshouse
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1088-653: Was hailed as one of the best May Balls of the year, coming close to perfection. It was themed "The Emerald City ". The May Ball on Tuesday 14 June 2016 was themed as Biophilia. In 2018 the theme was A Night's Tale. While the 2020 Ball was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the May Ball returned in 2022, themed as Mythos. The 2024 May Ball will be held on 18 June 2024, themed after the William Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night's Dream . The College Grace
1122-445: Was subject to confiscation). Stapley married Ann, daughter of George Goring of Danny, and sister of George, Lord Goring . She was buried at Patcham on 11 November 1637. By her Stapley had three sons and one daughter. Stapley married a second wife, "Dame Anne Clarke", who predeceased him on 15 January 1654. Sir John Stapley (1628–1701), the second but eldest surviving son abandoned the political views of his father, became entangled in
1156-413: Was surrendered in 1443 to King's College, and currently about three-quarters of King's College Chapel stands on the original site of God's House. After the original royal licence of 1439, three more licences, two in 1442 and one in 1446, were granted before in 1448 God's House received the charter upon which the college was in fact founded. In this charter, King Henry VI was named as the founder, and in
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