“But the history of the English Universities must be considered as that of communities into whose lives colleges were introduced for a social rather than a scholastic purpose. Cambridge grew into a seat of learning during the latter half of the twelfth century, but the first College, Peterhouse, was not founded till 1284. Till then, the scholars who [...] [more...]
“The fifteenth century saw four more Colleges added to the list of Cambridge Houses: King’s, 1441; Queens’, 1448; St. Catharine’s, 1473; Jesus, 1495.” (p. 22) [more...]
![[picture: The Kitchen Wall, Peterhouse]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/HHCambridge/tn/12-The-Kitchen-Wall,-Peterhouse-q75-337x500.jpg "[picture: The Kitchen Wall, Peterhouse]")
![[picture: The Old Hall, Corpus Christi College]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/HHCambridge/tn/17-The-Old-Hall,-Corpus-Christi-College-q75-335x500.jpg "[picture: The Old Hall, Corpus Christi College]")
![[picture: Erasmus' Tower, Queen's College]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/HHCambridge/tn/21-Erasmus'-Tower,-Queen's-College-q75-333x500.jpg "[picture: Erasmus' Tower, Queen's College]")