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William of Wykeham ( 1320 or 1324  27 September 1404 ) was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England . He founded ___MASK18___ Oxford and ___MASK18___ School in 1379 , and founded ___MASK70___ in 1382 . He was also the clerk of works when much of Windsor Castle was built . Romford is a large town in East London , England , and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering . It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan . It was historically a market town in the county of Essex and formed the administrative centre of the liberty of Havering , until it was dissolved in 1892 . Good road links and the opening of the railway station in 1839 were key to the development of the town and the economic history of Romford is underpinned by a shift from agriculture to light industry and then to retail and commerce . As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century , Romford significantly expanded and increased in population , becoming a municipal borough in 1937 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965 . It now forms one of the largest commercial , retail , entertainment and leisure districts outside central London and has a developed night time economy . ___MASK18___ is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom . Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham , the full name of the college is The Warden and Scholars of St Mary ' s College of Winchester in Oxford . The name " ___MASK18___ ", however , soon came to be used following its completion in 1386 to distinguish it from the older existing college of St . Mary , now known as Oriel College . The ___MASK44___ ( informally Oxford University or simply Oxford ) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford , England , United Kingdom . While having no known date of foundation , there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096 , making it the oldest university in the English - speaking world and the world ' s second - oldest university in continuous operation . It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the ___MASK46___ . After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209 , some academics fled northeast to Cambridge where they established what became the ___MASK15___ . The two " ancient universities " are frequently jointly referred to as " Oxbridge ". A vicar ( Latin : " vicarius ") is a representative , deputy or substitute ; anyone acting " in the person of " or agent for a superior ( compare " vicarious " in the sense of " at second hand "). Linguistically , " vicar " is cognate with the English prefix " vice ", similarly meaning " deputy ". The title appears in a number of Christian ecclesiastical contexts , but also as an administrative title , or title modifier , in the Roman Empire . In addition , in the Holy Roman Empire a local representative of the emperor , perhaps an archduke , might be styled " vicar ". London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom , as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which ___MASK22___ largely makes up Greater London , governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . Archduke ( feminine : Archduchess ; German : " Erzherzog ", feminine form : " Erzherzogin ") was the title borne from 1358 by the Habsburg rulers of the Archduchy of ___MASK21___ , and later by all senior members of that dynasty . It denotes a rank within the former Holy Roman Empire ( 962  1806 ), which was below that of Emperor and King and above that of ( debatably ) a Grand Duke , Duke and Prince . The Rev Robert Henry Whitcombe ( 1862 -- 1922 ) was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the early decades of the twentieth century . Educated at Winchester and ___MASK18___ , Oxford , from 1886 to 1899 he was a schoolmaster at Wellington College and then Eton . After this he was Rector of Hardwick , Buckinghamshire and then Vicar of Romford before a 13 - year spell as Bishop of Colchester from 1909 . A memorial window to him is situated on the south wall of St Mary at the Walls , Colchester .