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  Peterhouse, Cambridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge.
In 1998 Peterhouse was the subject of media interest in the UK after several members of kitchen staff claimed to have seen a ghost in the College's Combination Room.
Peterhouse is home to many oddly-named dining societies, such as the Strafford Club and the Cocoa Tree Club.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peterhouse,_Cambridge   (1694 words)

  
 CAMBRIDGE - LoveToKnow Article on CAMBRIDGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cambridge, in fact, owed its growth to its position on a natural line of communication between the east and the midlands of England, flanked on the one hand by the deep forests which covered the uplands, on the other by the unreclaimed fens, then desolate and in great part impenetrable.
CAMBRIDGE, a city and one of the county-seats of Middlesex county, Massachusetts, U.S.A., situated on the Charles river, in the outskirts of Boston, of which it is in effect a part, although under separate government.
Cambridge was first settled in 1798 by emigrants from the island of Guernsey (whence the name of the county); was laid out as a town in 1806; was incorporated as a village in 1837; and was chartered as a city in 1893.
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 Maurice Cowling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1963 he was elected a Fellow to Peterhouse, Cambridge where he advised his students to tackle liberals with "irony, geniality and malice".
In 1978 he ceased to be Director of Studies in Peterhouse and in the same year he helped found the Salisbury Group, a group of conservative thinkers named, on Michael Oakeshott's advice, after the Prime Minister of the same name.
Cowling retired from the History Faculty of Cambridge in 1988 and from his Fellowship of Peterhouse in 1993.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maurice_Cowling   (1178 words)

  
 Blue Heron Renaissance Choir
The Peterhouse partbooks contain forty unica (works surviving in one unique source) and about a dozen other works whose concordant sources are imperfect.
Sandon argues in his dissertation that the content of the Peterhouse partbooks, which constitute the single most important source of polyphony from the decades before Reformation, must force scholars to reconsider their view of what sort of music and texts were then in use.
Because so much of the Peterhouse repertoire is incomplete, however, scholars have largely avoided serious study of the music; performers have likewise been unable to engage with it.
www.blueheronchoir.org /peterhouse.html   (573 words)

  
 Peterhouse - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Peterhouse, Cambridge is the oldest and campest college in Cambridge.
Peterhouse was founded in 1284 by a group of monks expelled from the Tory party for not possessing the minimum levels of humanity, tolerance and opposition to the far-right.
Peterhouse is haunted by the ghost of Old Scrotum, the wrinkled retainer.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Peterhouse   (173 words)

  
 THE BLANKET * Index: Current Articles
Being well used to the circuit it held no trepidation for me. But because it had in a sense been the bosom in which were nurtured future leaders of the British ruling class, the challenge that lay ahead seemed stimulating.
Cambridge struck me immediately as a city built around a university.
There was also Peter Cooke, the Cambridge rapist whose nefarious activities captured the media spotlight in the mid 1970s.
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 Cambridge history
It was particularly important to fortify Cambridge, since Hereward the Wake was defying Norman rule in Ely.
King John granted a charter to Cambridge in 1201 and the charter of 1207 is still in the possession of the city council.
In 1845 the railway reached Cambridge, and the Barnwell Enclosure Act of 1806 allowed development of the town to the south and east.
www.colc.co.uk /cambridge/cambridge/history.htm   (1070 words)

  
 Constantin Roman | Book - Peterhouse, Cambridge - College and Chapel
He had a deep love for his college, to which he was appointed by the King, on Churchill's recommendation and he found it useful to produce this unprepossessing small college history for visitors, which was a little gem.
It filled in a gap in the Cambridge guidebook literature and I was pleased to be told, some twenty years on, that the pamphlet was printed again in a second edition".
This is what Cambridge is so good at – if an idea is considered worthwhile it does not matter whom you are – you just do it and everybody will be happier for it.
www.constantinroman.com /books/cul_books_02.html   (501 words)

  
 §10. Joseph Beaumont’s "Psyche". XI. Platonists and Latitudinarians. Vol. 8. The Age of Dryden. The Cambridge ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He subsequently entered at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he gained a fellowship, from which he was ejected in 1644.
Even the author’s son (himself a fellow of Peterhouse), when re-editing it for the press in 1702, deemed it so far capable of improvement that he left hardly a stanza unaltered.
He was not only a “painful” regius professor of divinity, but he also approved himself an industrious and careful guardian of the college archives, which he reduced to order, indexing the register of admissions, and compiling a volume of personal memoranda useful as illustrating the college life of the period.
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 Peterhouse, Cambridge: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge (University of Cambridge: the university of cambridge is the second-oldest university in the english languageenglish-speaking...
Peterhouse has (2001) approximately 250 undergraduates, 90 graduate students, and 45 fellows, making it one of the smallest Colleges (Colleges: The body of faculty and students of a college) in the University of Cambridge.
The foundation of Peterhouse dates to 1280 when Hugo de Balsham, the Bishop of Ely (Bishop of Ely: more facts about this subject), settled to start a college on land that is now part of St John's (St John's: more facts about this subject).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/peterhouse_cambridge   (1067 words)

  
 Peterhouse College, Cambridge University
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges; it was founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, later Bishop of Ely.
Unusually for a Cambridge college, the Master's House stands opposite the college, instead of being contained within it.
The hall was raised in the 15th century, and repanelled in the late 19th by George Gilbert Scott.
britainexpress.com /counties/cambridgeshire/az/cambridge/peterhouse.htm   (339 words)

  
 Where We Meet No7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Peterhouse, the oldest of the Cambridge Colleges, was founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely, for the benefit of a Master and fourteen Fellows "giving themselves diligently to the study of letters, in the manner of Merton College in Oxford".
Barges from the trading port of King's Lynn used to bring their goods as far as Cambridge, and at the bottom of this lane there was room on the river for the barges to turn round.
Although the oldest Cambridge College, Peterhouse is nonetheless one of the smallest, both in the number of students, (250), and in buildings.
www.keconnect.co.uk /~g-howell/meet7.htm   (492 words)

  
 Reporter Special 9/11/00: Peterhouse
Each year Peterhouse offers a bursary to a well-qualified Graduate Student from overseas who is not already a resident member of the College and who wishes to read for an undergraduate degree as an Affiliated Student or to pursue a one- or two-year taught course as a registered Graduate Student.
The Bursary, established by the generosity of the Friends of Peterhouse, is intended to assist towards the cost of study at Cambridge, is subject to reviews of diligence and progress, and, if awarded for a course of more than one year's duration, is renewable once only to make a maximum tenure of two years.
Application to the Board is made through the Cambridge Intercollegiate Graduate Application Scheme (CIGAS) on CIGAS Form A. CIGAS application forms, together with the Graduate Studies Prospectus, may be obtained from the Board of Graduate Studies, 4 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RZ, England.
www.admin.cam.ac.uk /reporter/2000-01/special/06/67.html   (929 words)

  
 Conference Cambridge - Peterhouse
Peterhouse was founded in 1284 and its Hall, constructed between 1286 and 1290, was the first collegiate building to be completed in Cambridge.
Peterhouse gardens and grounds achieved fame in the late 19th and early 20th centuries enclosing the smallest deer park in England and still provide a peaceful haven and a delightful walk to the recently listed William Stone Building (1964) and St Peter’s Terrace (1851) where most conference guests are accommodated.
While the structure is medieval, the interior was redesigned in the late 19th century, with dark panelling and Masters’ portraits, a minstrel’s gallery and William Morris stained glass, stencilling and tiles combining to create a dramatic back-drop for grand dinners.
www.conferencecambridge.com /home/index.php?m=venues&id=21&page=1   (327 words)

  
 Extra access puts everyone in credit - (Disabilities Article)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cambridge is leading the way in helping disabled students thrive at university.
Gerald Meade, the avuncular head porter at Peterhouse, Cambridge, may seem an unlikely hero, but a hero he is in the eyes of Arunima Misra, a first-year law student.
Cambridge's commitment to supporting high-flying students with disabilities was one of Chris Singleton's chief reasons for putting the university at the top of his list.
disabilities.afreepress.com /articles/index.cfm?artOID=299581&cp=309460   (1006 words)

  
 Thomas Gray
His conspicuous abilities and known devotion to study perhaps atoned in the eyes of the authorities for his indifference to the regular routine of study; for mathematics in particular he had an aversion which was the one exception to his almost limitless curiosity in other directions.
Lampoons of his were privately circulated with effect, and that he could be the fiercest of satirists the "Cambridge Courtship" on the candidature of Lord Sandwich for the office of high steward, and the verses on Lord Holland's mimic ruins at Westgate, sufficiently prove.
In his own time he was regarded as an innovator, for like Collins he revived the poetic diction of the past, and the adverse judgments of Samuel Johnson and others upon his work are in fact a defense of the current literary traditions.
www.nndb.com /people/410/000087149   (2685 words)

  
 University of Cambridge Information - TextSheet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Along with the University of Oxford, Cambridge University produces a large proportion of Britain's prominent scientists, writers, and politicians; the pair are known as Oxbridge.
Both are members of the Russell Group of Universities.
The thirty-one Colleges of the University are independent institutions, separate from the University itself, and they enjoy considerable autonomy.
www.textsheet.com /encyclopedia/u/un/university_of_cambridge.html   (440 words)

  
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Peterhouse, which produced jet-engine inventor Frank Whittle and Ali G creator Sacha Baron-Cohen, has formed a partnership with Dayncourt School.
Dayncourt will host staff and students from Peterhouse in September as well as pupils from across Notts, for a day designed to boost the college’s recruitment from state schools.
It will encourage me to push harder so that I may be able to apply for Cambridge.” Another participant Hannah Robinson said: “The trip was a good insight into what university life is like.
www.school-portal.co.uk /GroupDownloadFile.asp?GroupId=43344&ResourceID=159211   (306 words)

  
 The Thomas Gray Archive : Materials : Chronology
Left Cambridge for his father's house in London without having taken a degree, intending to read for the Bar at the
Cambridge, with a few protracted absences, for the rest of his life.
Cambridge, with brief excursions to Epsom, Boxhill, and London.
www.thomasgray.org /materials/table.shtml   (1345 words)

  
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Cambridge would be considered almost urban when compared to Stoke Poges.
The city of Cambridge, England was and still is rich with culture.
The University of Cambridge at Peterhouse College is where Thomas Gray stayed.
swc2.hccs.cc.tx.us /htmls/rowhtml/Gray/milieu1.html   (1647 words)

  
 The Thomas Gray Archive : Materials : Biography
Peterhouse, Cambridge, and then assistant master at Eton, took care of the boy and his education.
Cambridge was Gray's headquarters for the rest of his placid life as a don, but he took little interest in the society of the place.
Among his Cambridge contemporaries was Wharton, who was a then resident and fellow of Pembroke till his marriage in 1747.
www.thomasgray.org /materials/bio.shtml   (6273 words)

  
 Peterhouse - Cambridge Research Studentships
The Governing Body of Peterhouse offers annually a number of Research Studentships, open to men or women who will not normally have been undergraduate members of the College; if candidates of sufficient merit present themselves, elections into not more than three Studentships may take place in July 2005.
Tenure of Studentship is subject to the condition that the elected Student be accepted by the Board of Graduate Studies.
CIGAS application forms together with the Graduate Studies Prospectus, may be obtained from the Board of graduate Studies, 4 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RZ, England.
www.gwu.edu /~fellows/PHresearch.html   (438 words)

  
 Peterhouse Conferences & Catering - Home
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges, founded in 1284 on its current site.
Conveniently located in the centre of Cambridge, the College’s historic buildings, set in 5 acres of tranquil gardens, provide the perfect setting for your function at surprisingly affordable prices.
Peterhouse has always enjoyed an enviable reputation for the high standards of its food and wine, whether you are planning a gala dinner or wedding reception in our medieval Hall, perhaps preceded by drinks in the Fellows’ Garden, or a more intimate function in one of our smaller dining rooms.
www.peterhouse-conferences.co.uk   (201 words)

  
 DIDASKALIA: Ancient Theater Today
Montgomery's Electra was the most recent example of the triannual Cambridge Greek Play, a theatrical tradition of performing Greek drama in the original language which dates back to 1882.
Rather than thinking of drama in ancient Greek solely as material for scholarly study and linguistic training, classicists now were clearly also considering its potential as a piece of theatre which could be brought to life on stage.
The plays were unearthed and staged as curiosities; the actors, dressed in tunics and sandals, adopted poses which echoed those seen on Athenian vases.
www.didaskalia.net /issues/vol5no3/editorial.html   (856 words)

  
 BEHAVIOR GENETICS ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association will be held at Peterhouse College, a college of the University of Cambridge.
Situated in the heart of picturesque Cambridge, beside the peaceful river Cam, Peterhouse College was founded in 1284 and its Hall, constructed between 1286 and 1290, was the first collegiate building in Cambridge.
As Cambridge is an extremely popular tourist destination and a thriving cultural centre, especially during what will be the graduation season, we have been advised to inform you that accommodation should wherever possible be booked
www.bga.org /meetings/2001/BGA2001-accomodation.htm   (464 words)

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