King's Hall was once one of the constituent colleges of Cambridge, and the 2nd to be founded, in 1317. It no longer exists, as it was combined with Michaelhouse in the late 16th century by King Henry VIII, as one of his last acts. At the time, the king had been wiping out and seizing church lands from abbeys and monasteries. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge, being both full of clerics and quite rich, expected to be next in line. The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest in the English-speaking world, after Oxford University. ... Events The Great Famine of 1315-1317. ... Michaelhouse is the name of one of the former colleges of the University of Cambridge, that existed between 1324 and 1546 before becoming part of Trinity College. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... A cleric is: A member of the clergy of a religion, especially one that has trained or ordained priests, preachers, or other religious professionals; or A member of a character class in Dungeons & Dragons and similar fantasy role-playing games. ...

The king duly passed an Act of Parliament that allowed him to suppress (and confiscate the property of) any college he wished, but the universities used their contacts to plead with his 6th wife, Catherine Parr. The queen persuaded her husband not to close them down, but to create a new college. The king did not want to use royal funds, so he instead combined 2 colleges (King's Hall and Michaelhouse) and 7 hostels (Physwick (formerly part of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge), Gregory's, Ovyng's, Catherine's, Garratt, Margaret's, and Tyler's) to form Trinity in 1547. This, combined with lands confiscated from the Church, caused Trinity to be the richest and biggest college. In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ... Catherine Parr (about 1512 - September 7, 1548), also spelled Katharine, was the Queen Consort of Henry VIII of England 1543-1547; the last wife of his six. ... Full name Gonville and Caius College Motto - Named after Edmund Gonville & John Caius Previous names Gonville Hall (1348), Gonville & Caius (1557) Established 1348 Sister College Brasenose College Master Neil McKendrick Location Trinity St Undergraduates 468 Graduates 291 Homepage Boatclub Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, generally known as Caius (though pronounced... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is the True Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names - Established 1546 Sister College Christ Church Master Sir Martin Rees Location Trinity Street Undergraduates 656 Graduates 380 Homepage Boatclub The Great Gate is the... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ...

King's Hall was located in what is now the northern section of Great Court, Trinity College, Cambridge, and there still stands an original building from that time. It is found off Great Court next to the Chapel, and contains some of the most coveted rooms in the College, generally held only by long-standing fellows of great academic merit. Unfortunately, the last buildings of Michaelhouse where recorded as being knocked down with the completion of the southern section of Great Court. Trinitys Great Court looking north, showing the Kings Gate, Chapel, Fountain and the Great Gate Great Court is the main court of Trinity College, Cambridge, and reputed to be the largest enclosed court in Europe. ... Michaelhouse is the name of one of the former colleges of the University of Cambridge, that existed between 1324 and 1546 before becoming part of Trinity College. ...

King's Hall was established by King Edward II to provide chancery clerks for his administration, and was very rich compared to Michaelhouse, which occupied the southern area of Great Court. It is thought that the king had great plans to create a college to rival Oxford's Christ Church College with great new architecture, but he died a few weeks after the college was created. Today, Trinity remains the largest and richest of all the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. This article is about the fourteenth century king of England. ... Christ Church, Oxford - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

This article draws from 'Trinity College - An Historical Sketch' by GM Trevelyan, along with information from various individuals associated with the College and the University. George Macaulay Trevelyan (February 16, 1876 – 1962) was an English historian, son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan and great-nephew of Thomas Macaulay. ...

External Links

• A photo of King's Hall (http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/html/0006/P6081180.html)
• Trinity College Official Site (http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk)
• University of Cambridge Official Site (http://www.cam.ac.uk)