What is Jesus College, Oxford?
[[File:Second quad, Jesus College Oxford.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The second quadrangle: a square grass lawn surrounded on three sides by joined buildings. To the left and centre, three storeys with windows positioned to form a regular pattern, topped at roof level above each window by curved gablets; on the right, two bay windows (one large, one medium) project from the wall, with the same design of curved gablets.]] '''Jesus College''' <ref>in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation</ref> is one of the colleges of the [[University of Oxford]]. The college was founded by [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]] on 27 June 1571 for the education of [[clergy]], though students now study a broad range of [[secular]] subjects. A major driving force behind the establishment of the college was Hugh Price (or Ap Rhys), a churchman and [[lawyer]] from [[Brecon]] in [[Wales]]. The college continues to be associated informally with Wales to this day. The oldest buildings, in the first quadrangle, date from the 16th and early 17th centuries; a second quadrangle was added between about 1640 and about 1713, and a third quadrangle was built in about 1906. Further accommodation was built on the main site to mark the 400th anniversary of the college, in 1971, and [[student]] flats have been constructed at sites in north and east Oxford. The life of the college was disrupted by the [[English Civil War]]. Little happened at the college during the 18th century, and the 19th century saw a decline in numbers and academic standards. [[Reform]]s of Oxford University after two [[Royal Commission]]s in the latter half of the 19th century led to removal of many of the restrictions placed on the college's [[Oxbridge Fellow|fellowships]] and [[scholarship]]s. This meant the college was no longer mostly Welsh students and academics. Students' academic achievements rose in the early 20th century as fellows were appointed to teach in new subjects. Women were first admitted in 1974 and now form a la