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1. www.christs.cam.ac.uk › history-christs-collegeThe History of Christ's College | Christs College Cambridge

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   In 1505, with a royal charter from the King, the College was re-founded as Christ's College. Lady Margaret has been honoured ever since as the Foundress. Surviving the twists and turns of the Reformation, Christ's became one of the leading Puritan colleges of Elizabethan Cambridge.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Christ's_College,_CambridgeChrist's College, Cambridge - Wikipedia

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   Christ's College was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as God's House, [9] on land which was soon after sold to enable the enlargement of King's College. [10] Byngham obtained the first royal licence for God's House in July 1439. [ 11 ]

3. www.christs.cam.ac.uk › darwin-and-christs-collegeDarwin and Christ's College | Christs College Cambridge

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   Charles Darwin was an English naturalist whose work revolutionized the life sciences. He is arguably the most famous alumnus of Christ's College.

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5. www.cambridge.org › core › booksThe Early History of Christ’s College, Cambridge

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   The original college, founded by parochial rector William Byngham, was named God's House and occupied a site which is now part of King's College. It was given its first royal licence in 1446 and moved to its present site in 1448.

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   Christ's College in the University of Cambridge by Henry the sixth King of England first begun and after his decease by Margaret countess of Richmond mother of King Henry the seventh augmented finished and stablished.

7. www.british-history.ac.uk › rchme › cambsChrist's College - British History Online

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   Oct 25, 2024 · In 1505 Henry VII granted a new charter in extension and development to God's House, naming the Lady Margaret Beaufort Foundress, who undertook to complete and establish it, changing the name to Christ's College.

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   When was Christ's College founded?

   • Christ's College was first established as God's House in 1437 by William Byngham, a London parish priest, for training grammar school masters. Shortly after receiving its Royal Licence from Henry VI in 1446, God's House was forced to move from its original site as this was needed for the King's new project (what was to become King's College).

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   Who are the alumni of Christ's College?

   • Alumni of the college include some of Cambridge University's most famous members, including Charles Darwin and John Milton. The current Master is Lord McDonald of Salford. [ 8 ] Christ's College was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as God's House, [ 9 ] on land which was soon after sold to enable the enlargement of King's College. [ 10 ]

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   When did God's House become Christ's College?

   • In 1505 Henry VII granted a new charter in extension and development to God's House, naming the Lady Margaret Beaufort Foundress, who undertook to complete and establish it, changing the name to Christ's College. The new statutes, in all probability drawn up by Bishop Fisher, were given by the Foundress in 1506.

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   What is Christ's College known for?

   • Christ's College Boat Club, the oldest college sports club still active, having been founded in 1830. Like many other Cambridge Colleges, Christ's has its own boathouse on the banks of the Cam. Christ's College Rugby Football Club, founded in 1875 by Alfred Cort Haddon, [ 34 ] who is considered the father of modern anthropology.

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   Where is Christ's College?

   • (23) Christ's College stands on the E. side of St. Andrew's Street, between Hobson Street and Christ's Lane and close to the site of Barnwell Gate. The walls generally are of clunch with lacing-courses of red brick but almost entirely refaced with Ketton stone ashlar; the roofs are covered with stone slates.

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   Who is the most famous alumnus of Christ's College?

   • He is arguably the most famous alumnus of Christ's College. (Left) The portrait of Darwin which hangs in the College hall is a copy (1883) by the artist, Walter William Ouless (1848-1933), of one commissioned by the Darwin family in 1875 as a birthday present for Darwin.

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9. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › cambsThe colleges and halls: Christ's | British History Online

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   5 days ago · Christ's College (fn. 1) is an enlargement of God's-house, instituted in 1439 by a London parish priest, William Byngham, for training grammar-school masters. (fn. 2) God's-house first stood in Milne Street, of which the north and south ends still exist as Trinity Hall Lane and Queens' Lane.