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Description: | This drawing depicts the exterior of St Clement's Church in Cambridge.
The origins of Cambridge date from the Roman period, when a settlement was built at a strategic position on the River Cam, then known as the River Granta.
The University emerged with the founding of its first college, Peterhouse, in 1209. A number of magnificent colleges followed, such as Trinity in 1317, King's in 1440 and St John's in 1511. The future Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, was educated at Sidney Sussex College and later became MP for Cambridge in 1640. Although the University saw little expansion between 1594 and 1800, new colleges emerged in the 19th century, including those specifically for women. The city saw the rise of many notable individuals, such as the scientists Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Ernest Rutherford. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Scharf, George senior | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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