colleges Flashcards
(20 cards)
When was Senet house built?
1730
What are the three gates in Caius college?
Humility -> virtue ->honour
When was trinity founded and by who?
1546 by Henry 8
Who are Trinity’s alumn
Newton
Byron
Charlie
When was the UL built
1934
When was Clare built?
1326- 2nd oldest
What is the memorial court about?
Watson and Crick, and later wilkinson and franklin
When and why was Kings built?
1441 after Eton by Henry 6th. 12 people and provost. first exams 150 yrs BP
Who are some famous kings alumni?
Zadie Smith, Keynes, Turing, Ian McKellen
Who built the mathematical bridge?
William Etheridge
When was Queens’ founded and by who?
Wife of Henry 6th / war of roses / Elizabeth Woodville
Who was involved in Pink Floyd
Syd Barret
When was P house founded and by who?
1284 by Bishop of Ely
When was Pembroke founded and by who?
1347 countess of Pembroke,
Who designed the Pembroke Chapel?
Christoper Wren of st Pauls Cathedral fame in 1600s
Who was Christoper Marlowe
Born same yr as shakespear. Wrote Tamburlaine and Dr Faust. Privy council help award degree as in Q Lizzy 1st intel service run by Walshingham. Stabbed in eye over dispute over pint
When was Corpus founded
1352
When was the Cavendish lab founded?
1874 by william (Chancelllor) and henry (physist) cavendish
How old is St Benets?
turn of millenia
What’s the story behind the corpus clock?
- chronophage
- world passes and so do its desires and passions
- john taylor
- 2006
