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Without interruption, Balliol has existed as a community of scholars on its present site since about 1263, making it the oldest College in Oxford or Cambridge. This book draws on previously unavailable material to reassess Balliol's history and influence, covering such distinguished alumni and members as Benjamin Jowett; Matthew Arnold; Graham Greene; Anthony Powell; Archbishops Tait, Temple, and Lang; Prime Ministers Asquith, Macmillan and Heath.