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Magdalene College
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.
The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene. Magdalene College has some of the grandest benefactors including Britain's premier noble the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Buckingham and Lord Chief Justice Sir Christopher Wray. Audley also gave the College its motto — Garde ta foy (Old French: "Keep your faith").
Most of the college is Grade I listed. Link
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The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene. Magdalene College has some of the grandest benefactors including Britain's premier noble the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Buckingham and Lord Chief Justice Sir Christopher Wray. Audley also gave the College its motto — Garde ta foy (Old French: "Keep your faith").
Most of the college is Grade I listed. Link
Wikipedia: Link
Website: Link
by N Chadwick
Created: Wed, 19 Feb 2014, Updated: Sat, 10 May 2014
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