The University of Cambridge: From the Royal Injunctions of 1535 to the Accession of Charles the First (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The University of Cambridge: From the Royal Injunctions of 1535 to the Accession of Charles the First<br><br>The period comprised within the present volume although somewhat less than a hundred years can hardly but be regarded as the most important in Cambridge uni versity history prior to the present century. It was the time when the code by which with little modification the university was governed for nearly three centuries was notwithstanding strenuous opposition first introduced_ and the ancient constitution of the academic community thereby almost subverted. It was the time of the foundation of four of the colleges among them the most considerable of the entire number. And it was the time when those trammels were thrown over our higher national education from which it has but lately been set free.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.