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Royal Holloway, University of London - Definition and Overview
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Royal Holloway, University of London is a college of the University of London located in Egham, Surrey, England.

Originally called Royal Holloway College, the establishment was founded by Thomas Holloway as a female-only college in 1879. It became part of the University of London in 1900. Males were not admitted until 1965, following the Royal Holloway College Act of 1962. In 1985 the college merged with Bedford College to become Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. This name was changed for day-to-day use to Royal Holloway, University of London in 1992 by the College Council, although the registered title remained the same.

The main college building, known as the Founder's, was designed by Willian Henry Crossland and inspired by the Chateau of Chambord, Loire Valley, France. It is part of a campus which is set in 49 Ha (120 acres) of parkland and within walking distance of Windsor Great Park. The building was officially opened on 30 June 1886 by Queen Victoria, who allowed the use of Royal in its name. The college has had a number of royal connections since this time. In 1939 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Literature (DLit) Degree by the University of London.

As of 2003, the college had 5,500 students enrolled. An unofficial University League Table by The Times newspaper (17 May 2004) ranked Royal Holloway at fifteenth place in the UK. In the South East region Holloway is ranked second, after Oxford. The Physics Department of Royal Holloway was ranked first in the UK by the Guardian newspaper. In 1998 the college was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of the work of the Information Security Group (http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/).

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Founders Building

See also: Elizabeth Jesser Reid, founder of Bedford College

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