St John's College is one of the colleges making up the The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). It is situated in the town of Cambridge, England. According to legend, the university was founded in 1209 by scholars escaping from Oxford after a fight with locals there. Cambridge has produced more Nobel... University of Cambridge, and was founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, Queen Mother, at prayer, by an anonymous artist, about 1500 Margaret Beaufort (May 31, 1443 - June 29, 1509) was the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, granddaughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt and his mistress Katherine Swynford... Margaret Beaufort in Events Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés conquer Cuba; Velázquez appointed Governor. August 24 - Portugal conquers the Sultanate of Malacca. St Johns College, Cambridge founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort. Births November 15 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet Kimotsuki Kanetsugu, Japanese samurai and daimyo Nicola Vicentino, Italian music... 1511. It is now Cambridge's second largest college by size of its membership, after 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 Trinity College is one of... Trinity College.

The college was founded on the original site of the (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages. Events Fourth through eighth crusades... 13th century Hospital of St John in Cambridge at the suggestion of Categories: A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature | People stubs | 1469 births | 1535 deaths | Saints ... John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester and chaplain to Lady Margaret. However, Lady Margaret died without having mentioned the foundation of St John's in her will and testament and it was largely the work of John Fisher which ensured that the college was founded. He had to obtain the approval of King Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King 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. He was the second monarch of the... Henry VIII of England, the Pope through an intermediary Polydore Vergil, and the Bishop of Ely to suppress the religious hospital and move ahead with its conversion to a college. Nevertheless the college received its charter on April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). There are 266 days remaining. Events up to 19th century 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans). 1241 - Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeats the... April 9, Events Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés conquer Cuba; Velázquez appointed Governor. August 24 - Portugal conquers the Sultanate of Malacca. St Johns College, Cambridge founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort. Births November 15 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet Kimotsuki Kanetsugu, Japanese samurai and daimyo Nicola Vicentino, Italian music... 1511. Further complications arose in obtaining money from the estate of Lady Margaret to pay for the foundation and it was not until October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. Events 362 - The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch is destroyed in a mysterious fire. 1383 - The 1383-1385 Crisis in Portugal: A period of civil war... October 22, Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston is killed in the pursuit. November 1 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti, is exhibited to the public for the first time... 1512 that a codicil was obtained in the court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. In November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. November begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Scorpio and ends in the sign of Sagittarius. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation... November Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston is killed in the pursuit. November 1 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti, is exhibited to the public for the first time... 1512 the court of This article should be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. A chancery is the office building in which an ambassador houses his diplomatic mission. Specific Chancery was one of the courts of equity in England and Wales. The High Court of Chancery was the court that developed... Chancery allowed Lady Margaret's executors to pay for the foundation of the college from her estates.

First Court was converted from the original hospital on the foundation of the college. It has since been gradually changed until finally the original 13th century hospital chapel and other buildings were demolished in the middle of the 19th century. The new chapel was designed by Sir The chapel of St Johns College, Cambridge is characteristic of Scotts many church designs Sir George Gilbert Scott (July 13, 1811 - March 27, 1878) was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals. Born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire... George Gilbert Scott and includes in its interior some pieces saved from the original chapel. The original chapel foundations can still be seen in First Court. First Court was used as a prison in Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga May 14 - Four year-old France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII. May 19 - Battle of Rocroi: French victory over the Spanish at Rocroi, France. July 13 - English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down - In England, Lord Henry Wilmot, Earl of... 1643 during the The English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and second (1648–1649) civil wars between the supporters of Charles I of England and... English Civil War, when the college was on the Royalist side, while the city of Cambridge was largely on the Parliamentary side.

Download high resolution version (768x1124, 337 KB)The Main Gate and original entrance to St Johns College, Cambridge. Built in 1516 by the mason William Swayne. The statue above the door is of St. John the Evangelist the patron saint of the college. The rest of the carvings are...

Download high resolution version (768x1124, 337 KB)The Main Gate and original entrance to St Johns College, Cambridge. Built in 1516 by the mason William Swayne. The statue above the door is of St. John the Evangelist the patron saint of the college. The rest of the carvings are...

The Main Gate of St John's College, decorated with the A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. Coat of Arms of Serbia. Modern usage may see these designs as carved or painted... arms of the foundress.

Second Court, built from Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. They proclaim the deposition of the King, and acclaim the imprisoned Cardinal de Bourbon as the rightful King of France, calling him Charles X. The King makes peace... 1589 - Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. First reported performance of Shakespeares Julius Caesar in London. Births February 13 - Pope Alexander VII (+ 1667) March 22 - Anthony van Dyck, painter (+ 1641) April 25 - Oliver Cromwell, later Lord Protector of England, Scotland and... 1599, has been described as 'the finest Tudor court in England'. Reputedly under the Oriel windows are a form of window commonly found in Gothic revival architecture, which jut out from the main wall of the building but do not reach to the ground. Oriel College, Oxford took its name from a balcony or oriel window forming a feature of a property which occupied... Oriel window in the north range of the court the treaty between England and France which established the marriage of King Charles I King of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles I (19 November 1600 - 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his death. He famously engaged in a struggle for power with Parliament; he was an advocate of the divine right of kings... Charles I of England to Queen Henrietta Maria Henrietta Maria (November 25, 1609 - September 10, 1669) was Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (June 13, 1625 - January 30, 1649) through her marriage to Charles I. The U.S. state of Maryland (in Latin, Terra Maria) was so named in her honour by Cæcilius Calvert... Henrietta Maria. Now the Combination Room, but before the 19th century part of the Master's Lodge, the first-floor gallery along the north range has the largest single ceiling in Cambridge.

The Old Library was built in Events The Netherlands establish a trading colony at Kaohsiung on Taiwan. Thirty Walloon families settle in the New Netherland colony. Oslo is destroyed by fire. When rebuilt by Christian IV, it would be renamed Christiania. Claudio Monteverdi publishes Tancredi e Clorinda. Jean Louis Guez de Balzac publishes his Lettres. Bernardo... 1624, largely with funds donated by John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln. It includes a very fine bay window overlooking the River Cam which has the letters ILCS on it, standing for Iohannes Lincolniensis Custos Sigilli, or 'John of Lincoln, Keeper of the Seal'. The remaining parts of Third Court were added in Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. The Mogul Emperor Aurangzeb destroys several Hindu temples and banned the whole religion, so Hindus rebel. Antonio Stradivari makes his first violin Famine in Bengal kills 3 million people The Hanseatic League, formed 400 years ago, holds its final meeting Ottoman Turks take... 1669 - Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. March 15 - Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. June 28 - William III of Orange appointed Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht. Births... 1672.

Download high resolution version (1024x768, 239 KB)The chapel of St Johns College, Cambridge in the first court. The new Gothic chapel was built by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1863–1869. The foundations of the original chapel can be seen showing through the grass in the foreground...

Download high resolution version (1024x768, 239 KB)The chapel of St Johns College, Cambridge in the first court. The new Gothic chapel was built by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1863–1869. The foundations of the original chapel can be seen showing through the grass in the foreground...

St John's College Chapel was designed by Sir The chapel of St Johns College, Cambridge is characteristic of Scotts many church designs Sir George Gilbert Scott (July 13, 1811 - March 27, 1878) was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals. Born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire... George Gilbert Scott

Connecting Third court to New Court is New Bridge, more commonly known as the Bridge of Sighs Another view The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge is a bridge belonging to St. Johns College of Cambridge University, named after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Built in the 1830s, it crosses the River Cam between the old courts of St. Johns and famous... Bridge of Sighs. It is named after the For other bridges of this name, see Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge) and Bridge of Sighs (Oxford). The Bridge of Sighs in Venice at night The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri is one of many bridges in Venice. It passes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the old... Bridge of Sighs in Venice which it resembles. The other bridge over the river, the Kitchen Bridge (named after the lane it followed the line of, Kitchen Lane) which is to the south of the Bridge of Sighs was partly based on plans made by Sir Christopher Wren. Sir Christopher Wren (October 20, 1632 _ February 25, 1723) was an English architect of the seventeenth century, famous for his role in the re_building of Londons churches after the Great Fire of London of 1666. Life and Times Wren is particularly known for his design for... Christopher Wren.

The ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) The 19th century lasted from 1801 to 1900 in the Gregorian calendar (using the Common Era system of year numbering). Common usage sometimes regards it as lasting from 1800 to 1899, but this is considered incorrect due to the... 19th-century Gothic New Court, probably one of the most famous buildings in Cambridge, was the first College building on the West Side of the River. It was built mainly as a result of the need to accommodate the increased numbers of students. Its prominent location (especially when seen from the river) and flamboyant design has led it to be nicknamed the "wedding cake building" by students of other colleges.

St John's College New Court (19th-century)

The School of Pythagoras, built in cir. Events University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France Births Matthew Paris, English Benedictine monk and chronicler (approximate date). Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, eldest, illegitimate son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1244) Deaths The prominent Chinese philosopher Zhu Xi died in this year. Categories: 1200 ... 1200 is built on land which was owned by Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The squat, square tower of its chapel is one of the citys landmarks. Mob Quad, built in the 14th century, is the oldest quadrangle (or courtyard) of any Oxford or Cambridge college... Merton College, Oxford until 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - Cultivars of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in Latin. January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when forces of Fidel Castro advance January... 1959. It predates any of the other buildings in the College, although it was originally a private house, rather than part of the college.

St. John's is also famous for possessing what is generally acknowledged to be one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world. The choir has a distinguished tradition of religious music and since the 1670s has sung the daily services in the College Chapel during the University Term. The services follow the Cathedral tradition of the Church of England, Evensong being sung during Term six days a week and Sung Eucharist in addition on Sunday mornings.

During the University Vacation the Choir carries out engagements in the UK and overseas. Recent tours have taken the Choir to various places, including Holland, the USA and France. The Choir has also made a large number of recordings.

Download high resolution version (768x1024, 270 KB)The dining hall of St Johns College, Cambridge is housed in a 16th century room with an ornate hammerbeam roof and walls of linen-fold wood panelling. Photograph © Andrew Dunn, 9 September 2004. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file...

Download high resolution version (768x1024, 270 KB)The dining hall of St Johns College, Cambridge is housed in a 16th century room with an ornate hammerbeam roof and walls of linen-fold wood panelling. Photograph © Andrew Dunn, 9 September 2004. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file...

The (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. Events Beginning of the Little Ice Age a cooling period that resulted in lower crop yields across the world, and harsher... 16th century dining hall has a very fine hammerbeam roof.

John's figures heavily in the sporting rivalries of the university and is the subject of a song: "I would rather be at Oxford than at John's", which is sung by students of neighbouring colleges to the tune of "She'll be coming round the mountains." Its lyrics are based on the professed belief that Oxford should be viewed with disdain.

I'd rather be at Oxford than at John's

Ohh - I'd rather be at Oxford than at John's

I'd rather be at Oxford

Rather be at Oxford

I'd rather be at Oxford than at John's

I'd rather be at Reading than at John's

Ohh - I'd rather be at Reading than at John's

I'd rather be at Reading

Rather be at Reading

I'd rather be at Reading than at John's

The song sung by students at John's is 'You'll Never Be at John's' to the tune of "You'll never walk alone".

Sign on, sign on, with hope in your hearts

But you'll never be at John's

You'll never be at John's

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The 'Red Boys' is the nickname of the 1st XV Mens Rugby Team, and the Red Boy is the name of the red jumper they wear. The 'Red Girls' is the nickname of the 1st Womens Rugby Team.

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External link

• St John's College, Cambridge official webpage (http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/)