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History of Queens' College, Cambridge, 1448-1986 by John Twigg.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Book and Mylar-protected dust jacket are in better than very good condition.”
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Topic
- Education, Queens' College, Cambridge, British History
- Features
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Publisher
- Boydell
- ISBN
- 9780851154886
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-10
0851154883
ISBN-13
9780851154886
eBay Product ID (ePID)
946562
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
574 Pages
Publication Name
A History of Queens' College, Cambridge, 1448-1986
Language
English
Subject
Higher, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
1987
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
87-010271
Reviews
'a scholarly and comprehensive work. It is very rich in detail...it is judicious and impartial...He has produced a definitive history of his College and made an important contribution to university history. The book is attractively printed and well illustrated.' V.H.H. Green EHR July 91
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
Queens' has the unique distinction of being the foundation of two queens. The development of the college in its early years took place in a political climate unsettled by the Wars of the Roses; the religious changes of the following century saw the college become a centre of humanist learning. Two of the great humanists of the age were both members of the college, and Queen's theatre was noted for its plays, always a part of humanist education. The consolidation of the college's fortunes took place against the more stable climate of the late 16th-early 17th century, reflected in the growing grandeur of presidential lifestyles and the temptations of monarchs to interfere in college elections. The interruption of civil war and revolution was succeeded by a period of Whig liberalism, itself brought to an abrupt end by the arch-evangelical president Isaac Milner. The Victorians shaped the modern university: reforming fellows devoted themselves to their colleges and their students, and for the first time an academic profession arose. To bring the story up to date, John Twigg charts the changes of the 20th century: the new political awareness and the pressures it has brought with it, and the continuing complexity of running the college. The history of any college is essentially made by its fellows and students, and they are not neglected: John Twigg draws revealing portraits and relates the anecdotes that are the stuff of college life while unfolding the absorbing history of Queens'., Queens' has the unique distinction of being the foundation of two queens. The development of the college in its early years took place in a political climate unsettled by the Wars of the Roses; the religious changes of the following century saw the college become a centre of humanist learning. Two of the great humanists of the age were both members of the college, and Queen's theatre was noted for its plays, always a part of humanist education. The consolidation of the college's fortunes took place against the more stable climate of the late 16th-early 17th century, reflected in the growing grandeur of presidential lifestyles and the temptations of monarchs to interfere in collegeelections. The interruption of civil war and revolution was succeeded by a period of Whig liberalism, itself brought to an abrupt end by the arch-evangelical president Isaac Milner. The Victorians shaped the modern university: reforming fellows devoted themselves to their colleges and their students, and for the first time an academic profession arose. To bring the story up to date, John Twigg charts the changes of the 20th century: the new political awareness and the pressures it has brought with it, and the continuing complexity of running the college. The history of any college is essentially made by its fellows and students, and they are not neglected: John Twigg draws revealing portraits and relates the anecdotes that are the stuff of college life while unfolding the absorbing history of Queens'., The religious changes of the 16th century saw the Queens' become a centre of humanist learning: John Fisher and Erasmus were both members of the college. Queens' has the unique distinction of being the foundation of two queens. The development of the college in its early years took place in a political climate unsettled by the Wars of the Roses; the religious changes of the following century saw the college become a centre of humanist learning. Two of the great humanists of the age were both members of the college, and Queen's theatre was noted for its plays, always a part of humanist education. The consolidation of the college's fortunes took place against the more stable climate of the late 16th-early 17th century, reflected in the growing grandeur of presidential lifestyles and the temptations of monarchs to interfere in collegeelections. The interruption of civil war and revolution was succeeded by a period of Whig liberalism, itself brought to an abrupt end by the arch-evangelical president Isaac Milner. The Victorians shaped the modern university: reforming fellows devoted themselves to their colleges and their students, and for the first time an academic profession arose. To bring the story up to date, John Twigg charts the changes of the 20th century: the new political awareness and the pressures it has brought with it, and the continuing complexity of running the college. The history of any college is essentially made by its fellows and students, and they are not neglected: John Twigg draws revealing portraits and relates the anecdotes that are the stuff of college life while unfolding the absorbing history of Queens'., The religious changes of the 16th century saw the Queens' become a centre of humanist learning: John Fisher and Erasmus were both members of the college.
LC Classification Number
LF235.T95 1987
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