The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Founded 1352 by The Guild of Corpus Christi and The Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Sister College – Corpus Christi College Oxford. Men and Women – Undergraduates 253 Postgraduates 220.
Corpus Christi is unique in the university for being the only college founded by ‘town’ and not ‘gown’ – in other words established by town’s people and not the ruling class or clergy. The Guild of Corpus Christi and the Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary pooled resources and were granted a licence by Edward III to build what was the eighth Cambridge college, in 1352.
City mayor reminds college of its roots
The original court was modest and supported a master and two fellows. They would have studied theology and canon law, along with their responsibilities as chaplains to the guild. The town’s people, led by the mayor, stormed the college in 1381, reminding it of its roots, protesting about the hated ‘candle rents’, levied upon its domestic properties. This led to further peasant protests that King Richard soon brought to a brutal conclusion.
Trumpington Street
Corpus is one of a cluster of impressive colleges and buildings facing Trumpington Street, the south approach road into central Cambridge. On the east side is Corpus and Pembroke while on the west side is the fabulous neoclassical Fitzwilliam Museum along side Peterhouse and St Catherine’s (directly opposite Corpus). Students have a three-minute walk to the market square.
The college has consciously remained small and intimate – educating 220 post-graduates and 253 undergraduates, accommodated in rooms both on and off-site varying from ‘quaint’ ancient to ‘comfy’ modern.
Around 80 students a year are accepted from around 320 applic...
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... investigators Watson and Crick used to seek refreshment with a pint or two. Today it is a watering hole for both town and gown. Standing behind it is the award winning Robert Beldam Building, that houses a modern lecture theatre and study bedrooms.
The college has seen many colourful figures study in its ancient grounds including playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe, who reputedly led a shady double life as a spy sent to infiltrate subversive Catholic communities. In 1630, at the height of the plague, the master, Dr Butts, was the only member in the college to remain, considering it his duty to organise relief. He hanged himself in a fit of isolated depression, giving rise to one of several, ghost stories. In 1904 three undergraduates tried to exorcise the tortured soul – there is some debate as to how effective this was but Master Butts has not been seen since.
In this essay, the author
- Describes how the town's people, led by the mayor, stormed the college in 1381, reminding it of its roots, protesting about the hated ‘candle rents’, levied upon its domestic properties.
- Explains that the parker library contains priceless medieval manuscripts dating back to 597 ad, including the anglo-saxon chronicle and chaucer’s ‘troilus and criseyde’.
- Explains that corpus christi is unique in the university for being the only college founded by ‘town’ and not ‘gown’.
- Describes how the town's people, led by the mayor, stormed the college in 1381, reminding it of its roots, protesting about the hated ‘candle rents’, levied upon its domestic properties.
- Explains that the parker library contains priceless medieval manuscripts dating back to 597 ad, including the anglo-saxon chronicle and chaucer’s ‘troilus and criseyde’.
- Explains that corpus christi is unique in the university for being the only college founded by ‘town’ and not ‘gown’.
- Explains corpus is one of a cluster of impressive colleges and buildings facing trumpington street, the south approach road into central cambridge.
- Explains that corpus did not donate any of its silver to either side, which must have left its neighbours impressed and angry. it was cunningly distributed among fellows, who were given leave of absence until less troubled times.
- Explains that the original old court is one of the oldest romantic buildings in cambridge. the new court was designed by william wilkins and adopted a revival gothic style.
- Explains that corpus owns the eagle public house, which is a watering hole for both town and gown.
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