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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 is reflected in orthography of the popular name: Queens' instead of 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.
Queens' College is one of several colleges with buildings along the bank of the Cam (others are King's, Clare, Trinity Hall, Trinity, St John's, and Magdalene). The President's Lodge of Queens' is the oldest building on the river at Cambridge (ca. 1460). Queens' College is also one of only two colleges with buildings on its main site on both sides of the Cam (the other being John's).
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.
Queens' is unique amongst the Cambridge colleges with its multipurpose Fitzpatrick Hall. The level of access that students have enables them to run theatre, films, and bops, as well as the usual sporting activities found at Cambridge colleges. In recent years "Queens' Ents" has acquired a reputation for its bops, attracting famous names such as Lethal Bizzle, Pat Sharp and Robbo Ranx.
Notable alumni
See also Category:Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
- Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (b. 1950), Judge at the International Court of Justice
- M. S. Bartlett, statistician
- John E. Baldwin (b. 1949), radio-astronomer
- 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)
- John Lambert (1521)
- Arthur Mooring (1927–1930)
- 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
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: 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
See also
External links
Colleges of the University of Cambridge | 1448 establishments
"Queens' College, Cambridge"