I do not know if this is bizarre. Many professors at Poison Ivy League schools are hard to distinguish from jesters already.
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Sunday, June 21, 2026
From The Blazing World
This history of the English Civil Wars is approaching the end as we approach the Glorious Revolution. A brief mention of Seth Ward: "he studied at Cambridge where, in fulfilling the rather bizarre role as official university jester, he so offended the vice chancellorthat he was temporarily suspended." (p. 355)
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