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Following this early royal patronage, the Patron of the College was always a queen, and our most recent patron was the late Queen Elizabeth II. In keeping with its radical and pioneering past, Queen's has maintained a liberal and self-confident tradition throughout its history.
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Patron. Our most recent patron was the late Queen Elizabeth...
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Queen's College is a private day school for girls aged 11–18 with an adjoining prep school for girls aged 4–11 located in the City of Westminster, London. It was founded in 1848 by theologian and social reformer Frederick Denison Maurice along with a committee of patrons.
The foundresses and patronesses of Queens’ College: Margaret of Anjou (1430 – 1482) Foundress 1448. Elizabeth Woodville (ca. 1437 – 1492) Foundress 1465. Anne Neville (1456 – 1485) Patroness.
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Andrew Dokett
The prime mover for the founding and early development of the college, now known as Queens’ College, was Andrew Dokett. Nothing is reliably known about the origins of Andrew Dokett, and what little has been published is unsubstantiated (to put it politely). There are several pedigrees published on genealogical sites on the web claiming to show him as having married, with descendants. As a priest in the pre-reformation church, he would never have married or had children, so the veracity of suc...
St Botolph’s Parish Church
St Botolph’sis one of the ancient parishes of Cambridge. The location of the church, dedicated to the patron saint of travellers, is on the eastern side of Trumpington Street, roughly 50 yards inside the southern gate of the medieval town. That gate was located near the present junction of Mill Lane and Pembroke Street. The present church building dates from the 14th century, with later alterations and additions, including the tower in the 15th century. Queens’ College, and all its predecesso...
Hostels
Before the colleges were of a number and size to accommodate students, many students enrolled at the University of Cambridge sought accommodation in various “hostels” in the town. These hostels served a similar purpose to Halls of Residence in a modern university (but much smaller): they provided accommodation, meals, and were subject to university discipline. Many had a transitory existence: there are records of up to 136 of these hostels through the ages (but not all at the same time), and...
Andrew Dokett resigned as rector of St Botolph’s parish in 1470, but remained President of the college until he died in November 1484. He was buried in the college chapel, but subsequent alterations make it impossible to locate his grave, which might no longer exist. There also used to be a monumental brass of him in the chapel, which was reported ...
1572: Catalogus Cancellariorum, Procancellariorum, Procuratorum, ac eorum qui in Achademia Cantabrigiensi ad gradum Doctoratus aspiraverunt, by Archbishop Matthew Parker, pp. 41–2; 1729: Edition as Academiae Historia Cantebrigiensis appended to De Antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae …, by Samuel Drake, p. xx. 1574: Historiæ Cantebrigiensis Academiæ ...
History. The Queen’s College was founded in 1830 as one of the first Anglican Theological Colleges in England, pioneering training physicians (doctors) alongside clergy. In 1970 Queen’s took another radical step as it became an ecumenical college, with Methodists and Anglicans learning together in a single college.
Patron. Our most recent patron was the late Queen Elizabeth II. Members of the Council
The Queen’s College was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield, chaplain to Queen Philippa of Hainault. He commended the patronage to her, thus calling the College Queen’s. The patron has always been the Queen Consort, never a Queen Regnant.
