Christ's College, Cambridge

Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000. In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth. The college grew from God's House founded in 1437 on land now occupied by King's College Chapel. It received its first royal licence in 1446. It moved to its present site in 1448 when it received its second royal licence. It was renamed Christ's College and received its present charter in 1505 when it was endowed and expanded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII. The original 15th/16th century college buildings now form part of First Court, including the chapel, Master's Lodge and Great Gate...