The Gatehouse, as seen from the Old Court.

Queens' College was first founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. It was refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville, the wife of Edward IV of England. 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 in the University of Cambridge. It is commonly called Queens' College. Image File history File links Queens_College_(Cambridge)_shield. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... Most of the colleges of the University of Cambridge have sister colleges in the University of Oxford (and vice versa). ... College name Pembroke College Collegium Pembrochianum Named after The Earl of Pembroke Established 1624 Sister College Queens College Master Giles Henderson JCR President Dawn Rennie Undergraduates 408 MCR President Ross Nicolson Graduates 119 College Homepage Boat Club The lodge and the entrance to Pembroke College in Pembroke Square. ... John Leonard Eatwell, Baron Eatwell (2 February 1945— ) is the current President of Queens College, Cambridge, and is an influential British economist. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 435 KB) Summary Old Court Gatehouse of Queens College, Cambridge. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 435 KB) Summary Old Court Gatehouse of Queens College, Cambridge. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... Margaret of Anjou (March 23, 1429 - August 25, 1482) was the Queen consort of Henry VI of England from 1445 to 1471, and a major proponent in the Wars of the Roses. ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... Elizabeth Woodville or Wydville (c. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... The orthography of a language is the set of symbols (glyphs and diacritics) used to write a language, as well as the set of rules describing how to write these glyphs, including spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. ... Margaret, with her palm of martyrdom, escapes the dragon Saint Margaret, also known as Margaret of Antioch, virgin and martyr, was formerly celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church on July 20. ... Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Fontaines, near Dijon, 1090 – August 21, 1153 in Clairvaux) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order. ... The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ...

Queens' is the second southernmost of the colleges on the banks of the Cam, primarily on the East bank. (The others - in distance order - are King's, Clare, Trinity Hall, Trinity, St John's, and Magdalene to the north and Darwin to the south.) The River Cam is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. ... Full name The King’s College of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Cambridge Motto Veritas Et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College(s) New College Provost Prof. ... Full name Clare College Motto - Named after Elizabeth de Clare Previous names University Hall (1326), Clare Hall (1338), Clare College (1856) Established 1326 Sister College(s) Oriel College St Hughs College Master Prof. ... Full name College of Scholars of the Holy Trinity of Norwich Motto - Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names - Established 1350 Sister College(s) University College All Souls College Master Prof. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names King’s Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College(s) Christ Church Master The Lord Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street... Full name The College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge Motto Souvent me Souvient I Often Remember Named after The Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist, Cambridge, named after John the Evangelist Previous names Incorporates part of what was Merton Hall which no longer exists Established... Full name The College of Saint Mary Magdalene Motto Garde ta Foy Keep your Faith Named after Mary Magdalene Previous names Buckingham College Established 1428 Sister College(s) Magdalen College Master Duncan Robinson Location Magdalene Street Undergraduates 335 Postgraduates 169 Homepage Boatclub Magdalene College (pronounced ) was founded in 1428 as... Full name Darwin College Motto - Named after The Darwin Family Previous names - Established 1964 Sister College(s) Wolfson College Master Prof. ...

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The Mathematical Bridge

The 'Mathematical Bridge' connects the older half of the college (affectionately referred to by students as The Dark Side) with the newer half (The Light Side), and is one of the most photographed scenes in Cambridge (the typical photo being taken from the nearby Silver Street bridge). According to popular fable the bridge was originally designed and built by Sir Isaac Newton without the use of nuts or bolts, and at some point in the past students (or fellows, depending on which version you hear) attempted to take the bridge apart and put it back together. The myth continues that the over-ambitious engineers were unable to match Newton's feat of engineering, and had to resort to fastening the bridge by nuts and bolts. This is why nuts and bolts can presently be seen in the bridge. This story is false: the bridge was built in 1749 by James Essex the Younger (1722–1784) to the design of William Etheridge (1709–1776), 22 years after Newton died. It was later rebuilt in 1866 and 1905, albeit to the same design. The Mathematical Bridge The Mathematical Bridge is the popular but spurious name of a wooden bridge across the River Cam, and part of Queens College, Cambridge. ... Sir Isaac Newton in Knellers portrait of 1689. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... // Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Year 1776 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Notable alumni

President's Lodge

The Cloister Court, with the Long Gallery on the left.

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• Mark Watson (comedian)
• Khalid Abdalla, actor
• Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (b. 1950), Judge at the International Court of Justice
• M. S. Bartlett, statistician
• John E. Baldwin (b. 1949), radio-astronomer
• Cyril Bibby
• Alexander Crummell (1849–1853)
• Richard Dearlove, former head of MI6
• Thomas Digges (d. 1595)
• Lord Eatwell (1964–1967)
• Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton (b.1951), Lord Chancellor
• Michael Foale (1975–1978)
• Stephen Fry (1978–1981)
• John Goodwin (d. 1665)
• Paul Greengrass writer and film director
• John Hall (d. 1635)
• Thomas Horton, (d. 1673)
• Arnold W. G. Kean, (d. 2000)
• John Lambert (1521)
• Arthur Mooring (1927–1930)
• Alice Patten, movie star
• Osborne Reynolds, fluid dynamicist
• Kenneth William Wedderburn, Labour life peer
• T. H. White (1925–1929)
• John Whitgift (c. 1530–1604)
• Richard Whytford (fl. 1541), devotional writer

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College officials

See also Category:Fellows of Queens' College, Cambridge

List of Presidents

While the head of most colleges are called Masters, the head of Queens' College has been called the President since 1448. Below is the list of Presidents that have served the college:

• 1448–1484: Andrew Dokett
• 1484–1505: Thomas Wilkynson
• 1505–1508: St John Fisher
• 1508–1519: Robert Bekensaw
• 1519–1525: John Jenyn
• 1525–1527: Thomas Farman
• 1527–1529: William Frankleyn
• 1529–1537: Simon Heynes
• 1537–1553: William Mey
• 1553–1557: William Glynne
• 1557–1559: Thomas Pecocke
• 1559–1560: William Mey, again
• 1560–1568: John Stokes
• 1568–1579: William Chaderton
• 1579–1614: Humphrey Tindall
• 1614–1622: John Davenant
• 1622–1631: John Mansell
• 1631–1644: Edward Martin
• 1644–1647: Herbert Palmer
• 1647–1660: Thomas Horton
• 1660–1662: Edward Martin, restored
• 1662–1667: Anthony Sparrow
• 1667–1675: William Wells
• 1675–1717: Henry James
• 1717–1732: John Davies
• 1732–1760: William Sedgwick
• 1760–1788: Robert Plumptre
• 1788–1820: Isaac Milner
• 1820–1832: Henry Godfrey
• 1832–1857: Joshua King
• 1857–1892: George Phillips
• 1892–1896: William Magan Campion
• 1896–1901: Herbert Edward Ryle
• 1901–1906: Frederic Henry Chase
• 1906–1931: Thomas Cecil Fitzpatrick
• 1932–1958: John Archibald Venn
• 1958–1970: Arthur Llewellyn Armitage
• 1970–1982: Derek William Bowett
• 1982–1988: Ernest Ronald Oxburgh
• 1988–1996: John Charlton Polkinghorne
• 1997–present: John Leonard Eatwell

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See also

• The Queen's College, Oxford

College name The Queens College Collegii Reginae Named after Queen Philippa of Hainault Established 1341 Sister College Pembroke College Provost Sir Alan Budd JCR President Vishal Mashru Undergraduates 304 MCR President Matthias Range Graduates 133 Homepage Boatclub High Street entrance to Queens College from the main quad. ...

External links

• Queens' College website
• The College's larger list of eminent alumni
• Queens' College on Google Maps
• Queens' College MCR Football Team