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3 days ago · Peterhouse. Or four pales gules a border gules charged with golden crowns [Granted 1575] The official origin of Peterhouse is to be found in the royal charter of 1284, which authorized the removal of the scholars from the hospital and their transference to two hostels outside Trumpington Gate.
1 day ago · Lord Kelvin. It is believed the "PNP" in his signature stands for "Professor of Natural Philosophy". Kelvin also wrote under the pseudonym "P. Q. R." William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin was an Irish mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer. [7][8] Born in Belfast, he was the professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow ...
4 days ago · The 14th-century Chronicle of Croyland falsely attributed to Peter of Blois relates how monks from Croyland came to lecture in Cambridge in 1109, imitating the plan of study adopted at Orleans. (fn. 7) This theory of the origin of the University has been heavily and cogently attacked by H. Denifle, (fn. 8) but some scholars, like Rouse Ball and ...
2 days ago · John Holbrooke, former master of Peterhouse and chancellor of Cambridge University, served as vicar from 1430 until 1436. In the 15th and early 16th centuries most incumbents, except for William Skelton, vicar 1486-1533, only served for a few years.
2 days ago · Two houses were formed on the introduction of girls into the school, Etheldreda and Withburga, the latter to house day pupils. Until September 2006, when the girls' choir house was formed, Etheldreda was the only girls' boarding house but is now the largest of all. Originally situated on Cambridge Road, it has moved to Hill House and ...
3 days ago · On 8 February 1635 Cosin was appointed master of Peterhouse, Cambridge; and in 1640 he became vice-chancellor of the university. In October of this year he was promoted to the deanery of Peterborough.
2 days ago · Cambridge Then and Now is the latest in the long-running series that uncovers archive photos of the landmark sites of a city and re-photographs them from exactly the same viewpoint today.
