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University Of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the world's third-oldest university in continuous operation. The university's founding followed the arrival of scholars who left the University of Oxford for Cambridge after a dispute with local townspeople. The two ancient English universities, although sometimes described as rivals, share many common features and are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge. In 1231, 22 years after its founding, the university was recognised with a royal charter, granted by King Henry III. The University of Cambridge includes 31 semi-autonomous constituent colleges and over 150 academic departments, faculties, and other institutions organised into six schools. The largest department is Cambridge University Press and Assessment, which has £1 billion of annual revenue and reaches 100 million learners. All of the colleges are self-governing institutions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of The University Of Cambridge
The coat of arms of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, is blazoned: ''Gules, on a cross (heraldry), cross ermine (heraldry), ermine between four lion (heraldry), lions passant guardant or (heraldry), Or, a Bible lying fesseways of the field, clasped and garnished of the third, the clasps in base.'' Or in layman's terms: The arms were granted at the 1573 heraldic visitation, visitation of the County of Cambridge undertaken by Robert Cooke (officer of arms), Robert Cooke, the then Clarenceux King of Arms, and a graduate of St John's College, Cambridge, St John's College. The lions represent the university's royal patronage, the ermine represents dignity, and the Bible on the cross represents both knowledge and the Christian faith. The motto is not a fixed or necessary component of the arms, but the motto generally used by the university is ''Hinc lucem et pocula sacra'', Latin for "From here, light and sacred draughts". This derives from an emblem traditionally us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
