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Queens' College was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou and refounded in 1465 by the rival queen Elizabeth Woodville. This dual foundation is reflected in its orthography : Queens' , not Queen's , although the full name is "The Queen's College of St Margaret and St Bernard , commonly called Queens' College, in the University of Cambridge".
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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 ...
Queens' College is a Registered Charity, registered with The Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1137495. sion for England and Wales, number 1137495 ...
The College was founded by two Queens of England — first in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou (daughter of Duke René of Anjou), wife of King Henry VI of England (the founder of King’s College Cambridge), and secondly in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville, wife of King Edward IV of England. Pictured right.
Oct 13, 2024 · Queens' College. Queen's College Arms (35) Queens' College stands between Queens' Lane and the river. It was founded here in 1448 by Queen Margaret of Anjou on land where Henry VI by charter of 1447 had intended to place his College of St. Bernard.
History of Queens’ College. Queens’ College was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. Rather appropriately, it sits next to King’s College, founded by her husband Henry VI. Rumour has it that the apostrophe comes after the ‘s’ on Queens’ to indicate multiple Queens. As a second Queen later refounded the College: Elizabeth Woodville.
Queens College (QC) is a public college in the New York City borough of Queens. Part of the City University of New York system, Queens College occupies an 80-acre (32 ha) campus primarily located in Flushing, Queens. Queens College was established in 1937 and offers undergraduate degrees in over 70 majors, graduate studies in over 100 degree ...
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