Contains the transcribed records of the University of Cambridge from 1454 to 1488, with introduction and index.

Denys Arthur Winstanley (1877 1947), was a Fellow of Trinity College from 1906 until his death. His work included four important books on the history of the University of Cambridge between 1750 and 1882. This volume describes the many reforms to the educational system made during the early Victorian period: changes in college and university statutes, reform of the examinations, the foundation of Downing College and of Regius Professorships. Adopting an episodic rather than chronological approach, he is able to tease out specific controversies of the period such as a contested change of...

A gold-mine of facts and anecdotes about the decadence of Cambridge University in the eighteenth century.

A brief illustrated history of botanical and horticultural science in Cambridge, from its beginnings in medieval medical botany.

This historical publication of 1926 outlines the key points of note regarding Cambridge ceremonies, distinguished posts, traditions and dress.

Contains the transcribed records of the University of Cambridge from 1542 to 1589 with introduction and index.

This 1925 book commemorates the essayist Charles Lamb's connections with the city and university of Cambridge.

Universities everywhere strive to enhance resources to improve facilities, increase staffing, provide bursaries for students and expand research capacity. As one of the world's oldest and greatest universities, the University of Cambridge has throughout its 800 years cultivated and received philanthropic support from many sources. This volume, originally published in 1904, details university endowments from the thirteenth century onward. The first major donation, from Nigel de Thornton, was land for part of the site of the University Library. This was soon followed by a fund bequeathed by...

Thomas Baker (1656 1740) spent most of his long life at St John's College, Cambridge pursuing historical research. He was also an avid book collector, and bequeathed his valuable library to the college. His writings included a history of the college, which was edited by John Mayor and published in 1869. Volume 1 begins with an account of the founding of the college in 1511, and goes on to list donors and details of their endowments, and the first scholars of the college. It also contains information about ordinances, petitions, and important individuals. Baker's sources include written...

A 1790 guide to the university, colleges and town of Cambridge.