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King Charles III at Cambridge

04 May 2023

On the occasion of his Coronation, we look at and celebrate the King's longstanding relationship with the University of Cambridge.

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Lines of Thought: Telling the Story of History

16 Sep 2016

Shakespeare's 'First Folio', Dante's Divine Comedy , and fragments of Homer's Odyssey from the second century CE, are among the objects in our final...

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A plan of Mexico City, taken from the 16th-century Civitates orbis terrarum, the world’s first atlas to include city plans

A kingly gift: Royal Library goes on display in Cambridge

02 Oct 2015

An exhibition celebrating King George I’s gift of 30,000 books and manuscripts to Cambridge University Library - including the celebrated 8th-century...

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Detail from the Westminster Retable

Bejewelled backdrop to coronations did not cost a king’s ransom

12 Feb 2015

Research into England’s oldest medieval altarpiece – which for centuries provided the backdrop to Westminster Abbey coronations – has revealed that...

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Skull and bones of Richard III

Richard III – case closed after 529 years

02 Dec 2014

DNA and genealogical study confirms identity of remains found in Leicester and uncovers new truths about his appearance and Plantagenet lineage.

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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at Senate House Yard

Royal Visitors

28 Nov 2012

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine have made their first visit to the city since Her Majesty The Queen bestowed the titles on...

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A portrait of Augusta of Saxony-Gotha from the time of her wedding in 1736

The Royal Wedding… of 1736

27 Apr 2011

For those at the heart of this week's Royal Wedding, the big day will be full of stress and worry. But that's nothing compared with the experiences...

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