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Il Balliol College è uno dei collegi costituenti l'Università di Oxford. Fondato nel 1263 da un gruppo di accademici scozzesi su iniziativa del nobile John de Balliol, ha una forte tradizione politica potendo contare su tre ex-alunni che sono poi diventati primi ministri britannici.
Balliol College (/ ˈ b eɪ l i əl /) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1263 by John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. Members of Balliol have been awarded 13 Nobel Prizes with 12 Laureates (the most of any Oxford college).
Founded in 1263, Balliol is one of Oxford’s oldest colleges; the oldest academic institution in the English-speaking world still on its original site; and almost certainly the oldest co-founded by a woman anywhere.
Balliol has existed as a community of scholars on its present Broad Street site without interruption since about 1263. By this token it claims to be the oldest college in Oxford, and in the English-speaking world.
Origins. The early history of the ancient University of Oxford is shrouded in uncertainty. It came into existence about eight hundred years ago, but in its early days it lacked organisation and facilities. Students had to fend for themselves in small groups based on inns and lodging houses.
The College was founded by John de Balliol in 1263, and was consolidated by the latter’s widow, Dervorguilla of Galloway in 1282. De Balliol was the head of a family which had been prominent land-owners in England and France for several generations.
Balliol College est l'un des colleges constitutifs de l'université d'Oxford au Royaume-Uni. Il se trouve non loin de son rival le Trinity College , situé à Broad Street . Le collège est placé sous la protection de sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie .
