Christ's College, Cambridge

'As when the sun new-risen
Looks through the horizontal misty air
Shorn of his beams, or, from behind the moon
In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds
On half the nations, and with fear of change
Perplexes monarchs ...'

(Paradise Lost 1.594-99)

This simile from alumnus John Milton's poem 'Paradise Lost', comparing the fallen Satan to an eclipsed sun, became one of the most controversial passages in the poem in the political climate of the Restoration, as the lines were understood to threaten kings with 'change', or revolution.

For more analysis of Milton's poem, head to Darkness Visible, the College's Milton study resource https://darknessvisible.christs.cam.ac.uk/

📷 Design by Lily Owens for Christ's College Cambridge

The oldest known example of printed wallpaper will go on display at Christ's for the first time in September as part of Open Cambridge.

The fragments were found and saved by workmen in the Master's Lodge in 1911 and carefully pieced together to reveal a pomegranate motif. The design was printed by York-based Hugo Goes on the back of other printed material, including a proclamation announcing the accession of King Henry VIII in 1509.

The wallpaper dates to around the time of the College's re-foundation in 1505 by Lady Margaret Beaufort.

https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/tudor-wallpaper

📷Helen Ho**er Photography/Christ's College Cambridge

 

Heritage Open Days

The oldest known example of printed wallpaper will go on display at Christ's for the first time in September as part of Open Cambridge.

The fragments were found and saved by workmen in the Master's Lodge in 1911 and carefully pieced together to reveal a pomegranate motif. The design was printed by York-based Hugo Goes on the back of other printed material, including a proclamation announcing the accession of King Henry VIII in 1509.

This includes a proclamation announcing the accession of King Henry VIII in 1509.

The wallpaper dates to around the time of the College's re-foundation in 1505 by Lady Margaret Beaufort.

Read more in the Times https://ow.ly/EI1550ZyxxV and at
https://ow.ly/Iq9L50ZyxxW

📷Helen Ho**er Photography/Christ's College Cambridge

Cambridge Festival

This is Finch ... one of our two College cats ... with a special shout out to his companion, camera-shy Baines on 🐈‍⬛️🐈

📷Paul Everest

Our staff play a huge part in keeping College life running smoothly. This includes people who

• cook and serve food
• maintain and clean the gardens, grounds and buildings
• manage the finances
• organise teaching and welfare services
• welcome visitors and keep people safe
• oversee recruitment and training
• run our events and conferences

and many more ...

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Catch up with Jim Gleed and his lego model of Christ’s Boathouse on ITV Anglia.

https://www.itv.com/watch/news/catch-up-on-itv-news-anglia-west-from-tuesday-4th-august/hjpzn73
(starts at 21 mins, available until 18:00 on 5 Aug)

Read more https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/lego-boathouse

📷David Johnson Photographic

Following their success at the Entente Cordiale Challenge in April, Christ’s alumna, Lea Milanini and the team presented their report on the groundwater crisis at Buckingham Palace last month.

On a separate occasion they met with Lord Kerry - a descendant of the Marquess of Lansdowne, who gave his name to the prize won by the team - at Bowood House.

The winning reports can be found at https://ow.ly/g5SQ50ZuW9b

Read more about the Entente Cordiale Summit: https://ow.ly/yGJR50ZuW9c

📷Lea Milanini

Today we say farewell and and huge thank you to our retiring Head Porter, Kevin Cash.

Director of College Services, Martin Spooner said:

"Kevin has been a constant presence, a trusted colleague and, for many of us, one of the people who simply made the College work. Congratulations on a remarkable career at Christ's, and we wish you every happiness in your retirement."

Kevin has been Head Porter at Christ's since 2014, having previously worked at Clare College. He is pictured here a few weeks ago at General Admission.

📷Paul Everest

Clare College

Buzzing about bees! 🐝

Pupils from a local primary school have designed and painted boards for the front of the College beehives.

Patterned designs help foraging honeybees to identify their own hives and deter them from ‘stealing’ honey from neighbouring hives.

Beehive decoration is common practice in central and eastern Europe, and the College beekeepers took inspiration from this for the project here in Cambridge.

The students visited the College earlier this month to learn more about bees and beekeeping.

https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/buzzing-about-bees

The College gardens and grounds are open to the public from 09:00-12:00, 7 days per week (the Fellows' Garden is closed at weekends).

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How do we know that birds are living dinosaurs?

Catch up with Christ's Fellow, Professor Daniel Field who consulted on the BBC documentary 'Evolution'. Watch out for him talking about the limestone fossil that provided evidence for why birds survived the asteroid impact which caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs (starts at approx 54 mins).

Evolution Series 1:2 'The Ostrich' available at BBC iPlayer or https://ow.ly/V1VV50ZtNC6

📷BBC