Trinity Hall
| College of Scholars of the Holy Trinity of Norwich | |
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| founding | 1350 |
| Sponsorship | University of Cambridge |
| place | Cambridge |
| master | Jeremy Morris |
| Students | 359 postgraduates : 233 |
| Website | www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk |
Trinity Hall is the fifth oldest college at the University of Cambridge and was founded in 1350 by Bishop William Bateman .
history
The devastation wrought by the plague in the 1340s resulted in the loss of nearly half the English population; Bishop Bateman himself lost nearly 700 of his priests, and so his decision to start a college was driven by the need to rebuild his priesthood.
building
The College an der Cam site was originally expanded with the purchase of a house from John de Crauden to accommodate the monks while they were studying. The main courtyard was built during the college's first few decades.
The chapel was commissioned in 1352 and built in 1366, the year Pope Urban V allowed the Masters and Fellows to celebrate Mass in college. The chapel is the smallest of its kind in Cambridge.
The college's library was built in the late 16th century and is now primarily used for storing manuscripts and rare books.
College life
Historically, Trinity Hall was known for its strength in law . Today these strengths do not only lie in law, but extend across various subjects in the humanities and natural sciences. Located on Cam , tucked away between Clare College and Trinity College , this college has a reputation for food as well as a non-presumptuous atmosphere.
The college is a relatively small institution in contrast to its larger but younger neighbor, Trinity College, with whom it has a certain rivalry. In the beginning all colleges in Cambridge were called 'Hall' until it became fashionable to change the name from 'Hall' to 'College'. When Henry VIII founded Trinity next door, it became clear that Trinity Hall would continue to keep that name. That is why it is wrong to say about Trinity Hall College .
The current Masters is the theologian Jeremy Morris.
Notable graduates
- Hans Blix , former United Nations weapons inspector
- Philip Brocklehurst , polar explorer
- Sir Alexander Cockburn , British lawyer
- Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler , British politician
- Stephen Hawking , physicist
- Robert Herrick , poet
- Matt Holness , also as a comedian Garth Marenghi known
- Geoffrey Howe , Former Member of Parliament and UK Treasury Secretary
- Nicholas Hytner , theater and film director
- Donald Maclean , Soviet spy
- Andrew Marr , BBC Political Editor
- Khawaja Nazimuddin , Pakistan's second prime minister
- John Boynton Priestley , author
- Robert Runcie , former Archbishop of Canterbury
- Tony Slattery , comedian
- Ginnosuke Tanaka , introduced rugby to Japan
- Rachel Weisz , actress
bibliography
This article is essentially a translation from the English Wikipedia.
- Trinity Hall: The History of a Cambridge College, 1350-1975 , Charles Crawley, ISBN 0-9505122-0-6
- The Hidden Hall: Portrait of a Cambridge College , Peter Pagnamenta, ISBN 1-903942-31-4
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