From BBC News:
An Oxford University college may have taken its name from a medieval lord, but it was under the watchful eye of his widow that it thrived.
Balliol College claims to be the institution's oldest college, and is currently celebrating its 750th year.
John Balliol was spurred into the charitable act of its foundation after being whipped for upsetting a bishop.
But he died shortly after its formation in 1263 and it was Dervorguilla of Galloway under whose guidance the college blossomed.
The grief-stricken widow kept her husband's heart on her at all times, safe in a silver casket.
And she was determined Balliol College would make its mark, according to Dr John Jones, its archivist.
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