Oxford Colleges and grotesques

Pictures of Oxford colleges (new, Orial, Coprus Christi, Magdalen, Christ Church,...) taken in July 2005 in Oxford, United Kindgom.
Most of the Oxford colleges are built around a square (of grass) called 'quadrangle'.

The assassination of the Archibishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket

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The assassination of the Archibishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket

Following a power struggle with Archibishop King Henry II uttered the words \\\\\\"Will no one rid me of that turbulent priest?\\\\\\" - and taking the king at his word, four knights had rushed to Canterbury Cathedral and stabbed the archbishop to death.

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