History of Gonville and Caius College by Christopher N L Brooke

History of Gonville and Caius College by Christopher N L Brooke

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Christopher Brooke's account describes the working and development of the college, with much to illuminate the greater world outside its walls.

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History of Gonville and Caius College by Christopher N L Brooke

Christopher Brooke's account of the history of Gonville and Caius, founded in 1348, describes the workings and development of the institution, the home of men such as William Lyndwood, Jeremy Taylor, Charles Sherrington and seven other Nobel laureates -and of Titus Oates. For the more recent centuries, his rapidly moving narrative provides sketches and anecdotes of its central characters set in the wider context of the history of education, religion, learning and research. The Epilogue to this new edition describes the major events in the history of the College in the late twentieth century. Reissue; first published in 1985. CHRISTOPHER BROKE, Fellow of Gonville and Caius, is Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical history, University of Cambridge.
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ISBN 13 9780851154237
ISBN 10 0851154239
Title History of Gonville and Caius College
Author Christopher N L Brooke
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Year published 1985-11-28
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.