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University of Cambbridge

By Tatiana Vasilyeva
  • Mar 2, 1209

    Groups of scholars congregate at the ancient Roman trading post of Cambridge for the purpose of study, the earliest record of the University.

    Groups of scholars congregate at the ancient Roman trading post of Cambridge for the purpose of study, the earliest record of the University.
    Cambridge University
  • Mar 2, 1284

    Peterhouse, the first college at Cambridge, is founded by the Bishop of Ely.

    Peterhouse, the first college at Cambridge, is founded by the Bishop of Ely.
    Peterhouse college
  • Mar 2, 1347

    Mary, Countess of Pembroke, founds Pembroke College.

    Mary, Countess of Pembroke, founds Pembroke College.
    Pembroke College
  • Mar 2, 1446

    Henry VI, founder of Eton and of King's College, Cambridge, lays the first stone of King's College Chapel.

    Henry VI, founder of Eton and of King's College, Cambridge, lays the first stone of King's College Chapel.
    Eton College
  • Mar 2, 1511

    Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, founds St John's College.

    St John's College

  • Cambridge graduates, Thomas Nelson, Trinity and later of Virginia; Arthur Middleton, St John's and later of South Carolina and Thomas Lynch, Gonville and Caius and also of South Carolina, are among the signatories of America's Declaration of Independence.

    Cambridge graduates, Thomas Nelson, Trinity and later of Virginia; Arthur Middleton, St John's and later of South Carolina and Thomas Lynch, Gonville and Caius and also of South Carolina, are among the signatories of America's Declaration of Independence.
    Cambridge University

  • The Natural Sciences Tripos is first examined, loosening the stranglehold of mathematics and classics on the syllabus, and opening the door to modern studies of the arts and sciences.

    Cambridge