Convocation House forms the lower storey of the westward addition to Oxford’s Bodleian Library and Divinity School, built between 1634 and 1637. Created as a permanent meeting place for the university’s legislative body, it adjoins the 15th‑century Divinity School and the Sheldonian Theatre. Its stone‑vaulted ceiling (completed in 1758–59) and rows of carved oak benches give it the feel of a 17th‑century courtroom. During the English Civil War the chamber served as the House of Commons for the Royalist Parliament—both Charles I and Charles II sat in its chair—and the adjacent Chancellor’s Court handled university legal proceedings. Today the space is still used for university ceremonies and is available for weddings and events.