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of entrepreneurship and innovation , the school has launched Makyth Ventures , an entrepreneurship and innovation hub . It has been established by seasoned entrepreneurs and is focused on equipping Wykehamists with the tools that will help them bring their boldest business ideas to life . The hub will collaborate with Old Wykehamists and the wider College community to help pupils become part of a bustling entrepreneurial ecosystem , bridging the divide between the next generation of innovators and tomorrow ’ s most pressing challenges . During Short Half , Makyth Ventures is running a programme of monthly hands-on workshops for pupils with Old Wykehamist entrepreneurs that will offer a unique insight into their venture-building journeys . Find out more at www . makythventures . com .
Books of Wykehamical interest
The diaries of Stanley Christopherson ( A , 26-31 ) have been published , giving a unique first-person account of the Second World War from its outbreak to the smouldering ruins of Berlin , via Tobruk , El Alamein , D-Day and the crossing of the Rhine . Christopherson was a junior officer in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry , but became the commanding officer of the regiment soon after the D-Day landings . Transworld Publishers . ISBN : 978-0552165655 .
Anyone interested in the history of Winchester around the time of Win Coll ’ s foundation might consider reading Charter for Murder the first in the Gentil Knight series by former Times journalist and historian Edward Fennell . This gripping mediaeval mystery is set in 1381 , year of the Peasants ’ Revolt , when murder and theft cause mayhem in Winchester ’ s Hyde Abbey . A returning crusader , the charming but troubled Sir Matthew Somborne , is commissioned by the acting Abbot to investigate . The book explores the complex politics of church and state at a time when William of Wykeham was setting up his new college and school . The characters are cleverly based on key figures in Chaucer ’ s Prologue to the Canterbury Tales , embarking on a pilgrimage towards Southwark ’ s Tabard Inn where the tale accelerates towards its climax . Inserts Publishing . ISBN : 978-1919616117 .
Booklets and Pamphlets
Tim Hands ’ s Winchester A-Z , mentioned in the opening article , is the latest in a line of interesting books and booklets produced by the College in recent years . Most can be purchased or downloaded free from the Treasury website : https :// treasury . winchestercollege . org / new-design / pages / treasury / publications-online . Alternatively , you may wish to pick up a hard copy the next time you visit the College .
Winchester College Treasury – a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide to the collections .
50 Treasures from Winchester College – essays on 50 highlights from the collections .
The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art – a catalogue of the collection , mostly of porcelain , by Anthony du Boulay ( C , 43-46 ).
Medieval Glass at Winchester College
Formidable : an Eighteenth-Century Ship Model
English Watercolours from the Adam Crick Bequest
Bards of a Feather – exploring Winchester ’ s contribution to Romanticism
A Winchester Walk
Wykehamist Pattern Poems – transcripts and translations of Latin and Greek poems composed 1573-1618 .
Winchester College Collections Bulletin Winchester College Archives The Architecture of War Cloister Oxford Regius Professors of Greek The War Cloister Inscriptions
Winchester College : a Brief History and Guide
Pattern Poems
Medieval Glass
Winchester on the Radio The current series of Brain of Britain came to a conclusion on Monday 8 th November 2021 . The second question of the series , broadcast on 26 July , asked : ‘ Which all-boys school , founded over 600 years ago , recently announced that it would admit girls ?’ The contender answered correctly .
Appeal for Information In 1967 The Wykehamist reported on an exchange between Winchester College and Watford Grammar School . The College Archivist , Suzanne Foster , would be interested to hear from anybody involved . Email sf @ wincoll . ac . uk .
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