s of the cathedral and monasteries. The first college, Peterhouse, opened in 1281. At that time colleges were places for the students to live and they went to study at a single school in the city. Over the years, the colleges became independent and provided their own places to study. Today Cambridge is famous for the quality of its scientific research.
Kings College was founded by Henry VII in 1441. Scholars from the school he founded at Eton a year before had their university education in his college at Cambridge. Currently, members of the college come from every kind of school and widely varying backgrounds.
Kings College Chapel is simply the grandest and most beautiful building in Cambridge. Stone, wood and glass combine with music to provide an unforgettable experience under Rubens Adoration of the Magi.
Emmanuel. The many men who emigrated to the New World included 35 educated at Emmanuel -- more than from any other Cambridge college. Among them was John Harvard. He emigrated in 1637 and at his death (1638) left half his estate and his library to a college to be established at New Town (later named Cambridge in memory of the University that had educated so many of the early immigrants) -- the
future Harvard University. A memorial plaque to John Harvard, presented by members of Harvard University, can be seen in Emmanuel chapel.
Trinity College, a combination of intellectual distinction, architectural splendour and immense wealth, gives Trinity preeminence amongst the colleges of Cambridge. In 1546 Henry VIII united two colleges to create a new college that would rival Christ Church in Oxford. Trinity College is the largest in the Oxbridge. Many of the leading intellectuals including some twenty-eight Nobel prizewinners were educated here
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