A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3, the City and University of Cambridge

A thematic and topographical account of the City, and a history of the University and its colleges and halls.

Victoria County History - Cambridgeshire.

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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3, the City and University of Cambridge, ed. J P C Roach ( London, 1959), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol3 [accessed 22 December 2024].

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3, the City and University of Cambridge. Edited by J P C Roach( London, 1959), British History Online, accessed December 22, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol3.

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3, the City and University of Cambridge. Ed. J P C Roach(London, 1959), , British History Online. Web. 22 December 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol3.

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Editorial note xv
List of public records used xvii
Note on abbreviations xix-xx
The city of Cambridge 1-2
The city of Cambridge: Medieval history 2-15
The city of Cambridge: Modern history 15-29
The city of Cambridge: Constitutional history 29-68
The city of Cambridge: Parliamentary representation 68-76
The city of Cambridge: Town and gown 76-86
The city of Cambridge: Economic history 86-101
The city of Cambridge: Public health 101-108
The city of Cambridge: The growth of the city 109-111
The city of Cambridge: Wards 111-113
The city of Cambridge: Crosses 113
The city of Cambridge: Bridges 114
The city of Cambridge: Inns 115-116
The city of Cambridge: Public buildings 116-122
The city of Cambridge: Manor houses 122-123
The city of Cambridge: Churches 123-132
The city of Cambridge: Medieval chapels 132-133
The city of Cambridge: Religious guilds 133-135
The city of Cambridge: Protestant Nonconformity 135-138
The city of Cambridge: Roman Catholicism 138
The city of Cambridge: Synagogues 138
The city of Cambridge: Theological colleges 139-141
The city of Cambridge: Schools 141-145
The city of Cambridge: Almshouses 146-147
The city of Cambridge: Other charities 147-148
The city of Cambridge: Distinguished residents 148-149
The University of Cambridge: The Middle Ages 150-166
The University of Cambridge: The sixteenth century 166-191
The University of Cambridge: The early Stuarts and Civil War 191-210
The University of Cambridge: The age of Newton and Bentley (1660-1800) 210-235
The University of Cambridge: The age of reforms (1800-82) 235-265
The University of Cambridge: The modern university (1882-1939) 266-306
The University of Cambridge: Epilogue (1939-56) 307-312
The University of Cambridge: The Schools and University Library 312-321
The University of Cambridge: The University Press 321-324
The University of Cambridge: The Botanic Garden 324-325
The University of Cambridge: The Fitzwilliam Museum 326-327
The University of Cambridge: The archives 327-329
The University of Cambridge: Seals and insignia 330-331
The University of Cambridge: Chancellors 331-333
The colleges and halls: Peterhouse 334-340
The colleges and halls: Clare College 340-346
The colleges and halls: Pembroke 346-355
The colleges and halls: Gonville and Caius 356-362
The colleges and halls: Trinity Hall 362-371
The colleges and halls: Corpus Christi 371-376
The colleges and halls: King's 376-408
The colleges and halls: Queens' 408-415
The colleges and halls: St Catharine's 415-420
The colleges and halls: Jesus 421-428
The colleges and halls: Christ's 429-436
The colleges and halls: St. John's 437-450
The colleges and halls: Magdalene 450-456
The colleges and halls: Trinity College 456-473
The colleges and halls: Emmanuel 474-480
The colleges and halls: Sidney Sussex 481-487
The colleges and halls: Downing 487-490
The colleges and halls: Girton 490-493
The colleges and halls: Newnham 493-495
The colleges and halls: Selwyn 495-496
The colleges and halls: Fitzwilliam House 497-499
University and Borough Hearth Tax assessments 500-504