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The College of St John the Evangelist
- St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort.
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St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, [4] is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511.
An inspiring place to live and study. Welcome to St John's College, University of Cambridge. We provide students with a world class education in a diverse, friendly and lively environment where they can exceed their own expectations.
3 days ago · On the outbreak of the Civil War St. John's was among the most loyal of the colleges, and in July 1642 it lent the king £800 of which £300 was borrowed on the security of the college plate; six months later when the king had made Oxford his headquarters and asked the colleges to lend him their plate, St. John's sent all they had, computed to ...
Current Fellows include leading historians of twentieth-century Britain, the modern Middle East, political thought, Renaissance and Reformation Europe, and women and gender’s history.
History of St. John’s College. John’s was founded in 1511 by Margaret Beauford. She had died a few years previously, and it was left to the executor of her will: John Fisher, to found the College in her name. However, the College was not named after Fisher, but after a hospital dedicated to St. John, the Evangelist that once stood on the site.
14 hours ago · St. John's College. Roof over original Library, now largely concealed. The N. side of First Court was formerly occupied by the old Chapel (121½ ft. by 25 ft.) of which the foundations are marked out on the grass.
History. The College of St John the Baptist was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas White, a wealthy London merchant tailor. The new College took over the premises of St Bernard's College, founded in 1437 by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, for Cistercian monks studying at Oxford University.
